Classical Landscape with Ruins (recto); Two men in Roman military dress (verso)

Robert Adam British, Scottish

1755–57

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Title: Classical Landscape with Ruins (recto); Two men in Roman military dress (verso)
Artist: Robert Adam (British, Kirkcaldy, Scotland 1728–1792 London)
Date: 1755–57
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/8 x 8 in. (15.5 x 20.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934
Object Number: 34.78.2(54)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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