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Capriccio showing a large irregular building in a rocky landscape. It has a three-bay portico, long arcaded wing to one side and another wing terminated in a campanile to the rear. There is a shallow dome on a drum above. In the distance is a pyramid and arcaded ruins.
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Reference number
Adam vol.55/2
Purpose
Capriccio showing a large irregular building in a rocky landscape. It has a three-bay portico, long arcaded wing to one side and another wing terminated in a campanile to the rear. There is a shallow dome on a drum above. In the distance is a pyramid and arcaded ruins.
Aspect
Perspectiveverso perspective
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on drawing 2
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1755 - 56
Medium and dimensions
Pen, brown wash165 x 229
Hand
Robert Adam
Verso
Unfinished capriccio in pencil and pen showing three mourners at a sarcophagus beside a mausoleum in a woodland setting.
Notes
A similar but much larger building than that shown here is found in Adam vol.55/3, which is also set in a landscape. Both these drawings can be compared with the landscape capricci in Adam vol.54/Series 5/1-19, although these are less architectural. An under-drawing in pencil can be seen showing an irregular tower can
Level
Drawing
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