Lot 28
Lot 28
Attributed to Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728-1792 London)

A capriccio Welsh landscape with figures outside a castle

    Price Realised GBP 2,125
    Estimate
    GBP 1,000 - GBP 1,500
    Attributed to Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728-1792 London)

    A capriccio Welsh landscape with figures outside a castle

    Price Realised GBP 2,125
    Price Realised GBP 2,125
    Details
    Attributed to Robert Adam (Kirkcaldy 1728-1792 London)
    A capriccio Welsh landscape with figures outside a castle
    with inscription 'A View in Wales./ P. Sandby fecit' (verso)
    pencil, pen and brown ink, grey and blue wash on paper
    121⁄2 x 203⁄8 in. (31.8 x 51.7 cm.)

    Provenance
    Anonymous sale; Phillips, London, 4 November 1985, lot 11 (as Paul Sandby), where purchased for the present collection.
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    Lot Essay

    Although best known as an architect, Adam also made a series of drawings of castles, ruins, and capriccios influenced by Paul and Thomas Sandby, of which the present drawing seems to be one. He was fascinated by the idea of the Picturesque, and explored how it could be expressed through architecture. In drawings such as this one he explored the relationship between buildings and their settings, often not as direct design projects but as inspiration. Related drawings are at the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh.
    We are grateful to Timothy Wilcox for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.
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