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Designs in Architecture; Consisting of Plans, Elevations and sections for Temples, Baths, Cassines, Pavilions, Garden Seats, Obelisks, and other Buildings for Decorating Pleasure-Ground, Parks, Forests etc.

published 1778

Sir John Soane (author)

Associated Names

Sir John Soane

Author, British, 1753 - 1837

The image consists of swirling shapes and lines forming an abstract pattern. The design features organic forms resembling irregular stones or islands. The colors used are muted, including shades of blue, brown, and black. The overall effect is reminiscent of a weathered and artistic book cover.

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Artwork overview

Medium

1 vol: ill:
Credit Line

Mark J. Millard Architectural Collection, David K.E. Bruce Fund
Accession Number

1985.61.2681

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1998

Middleton et al. 1998, no. 76.

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