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Unfinished academic study for the plan for a circular building with possibly four three-bay porticoes opening into a circular courtyard.
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Reference number
Adam vol.9/52
Purpose
Unfinished academic study for the plan for a circular building with possibly four three-bay porticoes opening into a circular courtyard.
Aspect
Plan
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 52
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pencil202 x 224
Hand
Robert Adam (attributed to)
Notes
The plan here is a more careful drawing of the composition shown in Adam vol.9/62; it can also be compared with the freehand scheme in pen in 9/51. There is another variation of this plan in the later section of Adam volume 9 (see 9/241). The plan of two entrance pavilions with a circular hall is probably developed from those on the verso of Adam vol.9/69 by Laurent-Benoít Dewez (1731-1812). The pencil guidelines here are clearly visible, as is the point of the compass that was used in the drawing.
Level
Drawing
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