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Ancient buildings next to water in the woods (recto); A variation of the same landscape in reverse (verso)

Robert Adam British, Scottish
Formerly attributed to James Adam British, Scottish
1740–55
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Ancient buildings next to water in the woods (recto); A variation of the same landscape in reverse (verso)
  • Artist: Robert Adam (British, Kirkcaldy, Scotland 1728–1792 London)
  • Artist: Formerly attributed to James Adam (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1732–1794 London)
  • Date: 1740–55
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, over graphite (recto); pen and brown ink (verso)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 7/8 × 16 5/8 in. (32.7 × 42.3 cm)
    Mount: 13 3/8 × 16 11/16 in. (34 × 42.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934
  • Object Number: 34.78.2(56)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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