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Academic study for the plan for a pavilion with a three-bay entrance of recessed steps with aedicular niches on either side, an octagonal central hall with four screened niches, and an inner arcade, beyond which is a double-columned apse. Also on the sheet is a detail of stairs and wall.
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Reference number
Adam vol.9/50
Purpose
Academic study for the plan for a pavilion with a three-bay entrance of recessed steps with aedicular niches on either side, an octagonal central hall with four screened niches, and an inner arcade, beyond which is a double-columned apse. Also on the sheet is a detail of stairs and wall.
Aspect
Plan, detailverso plan
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 50
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 -56
Medium and dimensions
Black chalk137 x 172
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Small plan in black chalk for a pavilion with portico and octagonal hall with four bays of quadrant wings.
Notes
The composition and the scale of the plan may be compared with that in Adam vol.9/19; there is another variation of a pavilion with a central space formed by columns into an octagon in Adam vol.9/13.
Level
Drawing
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