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Unfinished academic study for the plan of a building composed around a series of courts, the square central one having a colonnade, and four other courts with apsidal ends adjoining and linked by double colonnades to a series of pavilions. Also on the right hand side of the sheet is a small detail.
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Reference number
Adam vol.9/57
Purpose
Unfinished academic study for the plan of a building composed around a series of courts, the square central one having a colonnade, and four other courts with apsidal ends adjoining and linked by double colonnades to a series of pavilions. Also on the right hand side of the sheet is a small detail.
Aspect
Plan
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 57
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Black chalk, pen187 x 225, top left corner torn
Hand
Robert Adam
Notes
This composition for a large complex with courtyards may be compared with similar schemes in Adam vol.9/61 and 64, and also Adam vol.55/28, which also shows elevations.
Level
Drawing
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