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[25] Finished drawing for a fountain, 1776, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/155
Purpose
[25] Finished drawing for a fountain, 1776, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a spring, composed of a rectangular stylobate, with three steps to either side flanked by sculpted sphinxes, with a central segmental pool for the spring water at the front, with a central lion mask fountain head, and to the rear is a segmental ruined single-storey, three-bay temple, articulated by fluted Doric pilasters and engaged columns, with an arch in the central bay, surmounted by a pediment, and ornamented with a rectangular figurative panel, flanked by medallions in the openings in the end bays
Scale
bar scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Rustick Building proposed t be built near a Spring of Water / at Mamhead The Seat of The Earl of Lisburne and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 22/11/1776
22nd Novr 1776
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (408 x 627)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 22
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 222
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 222
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
Visions of Ruin: Architectural fantasies & designs for garden follies, Sir John Soane's Museum, London, 2 July - 28 August 1999
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk