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Academic study for the plan of a large symmetrical building with a central court of columns and niches, entered through a portico with steps; above is a hemicycle with pavilions, and unfinished projecting colonnades on either side. Above, top right of the sheet, is a detail of a two-handed decorated urn; at the bottom left is part of a diagram.
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Reference number
Adam vol.9/61
Purpose
Academic study for the plan of a large symmetrical building with a central court of columns and niches, entered through a portico with steps; above is a hemicycle with pavilions, and unfinished projecting colonnades on either side. Above, top right of the sheet, is a detail of a two-handed decorated urn; at the bottom left is part of a diagram.
Aspect
Plan, detail
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 61
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Black chalk199 x 250
Hand
Robert Adam
Watermark
horned crown [?]
Notes
This composition is a variation on the pen drawing in Adam vol.9/59 although it shows a rectangular rather than a circular central hall.
Level
Drawing
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