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Unfinished academic study for the plan for a large colonnaded, circular courtyard and four large pavilions with porticoes and circular halls, linked by smaller pavilions with wings.
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Reference number
Adam vol.9/62
Purpose
Unfinished academic study for the plan for a large colonnaded, circular courtyard and four large pavilions with porticoes and circular halls, linked by smaller pavilions with wings.
Aspect
Plan
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 62
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Black chalk203 x 236
Hand
Robert Adam
Watermark
horned crown
Notes
This drawing is probably an early study for the unfinished drawing for a circular building in Adam vol.9/52. It is possible that the pavilion and quadrant details in Adam vol.9/63 are elevational developments of this plan and that in 9/52.
Level
Drawing
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