Orders of architecture

NOTES: These drawings are by an unidentified 18th century draughtsman, possibly James Gibbs.

NOTES: These drawings are by an unidentified 18th century draughtsman, possibly James Gibbs.

NOTES: Part of the Burlington Devonshire Collection, this drawing is by an unidentified 17th century Dutch or Flemish architect.

NOTES: This drawing is one of a series of five sheets of manuscripts and diagrams describing the method of drawing the volute of an Ionic capital, based on a study of the columns of the Erechtheion and the Temple of Minerva Polias. These sheets were compiled during Stuart's visit to Athens between 1751 and 1753.

NOTES: This perspective includes a self-portrait of Adam standing amongst figures in historical dress and other architects including Sir Edwin Lutyens. In 1986 Robert Adam co-founded Winchester Design, which became known as Robert Adam Architects in 2000.

NOTES: This drawing by Palladio is an outline elevation of a hexastyle Corinthian portico. It could be a design for a Villa. It has been grouped together with drawings previously attributed to Giorgio Vasari for the Villa Giulia in Rome. On the lower half of the sheet, upside down, is a drawing of the Fontana Pubblica sulla Via Flaminia, Rome.

NOTES: There are two seperate drawings on this sheet.The lower drawing by Palladio is an outline elevation of a hexastyle Corinthian portico. It could be a design for a Villa. It has been grouped together with a drawing previously attributed to Giorgio Vasari for the Villa Giulia in Rome, on the upper portion of this sheet. It is a drawing of the Fontana Pubblica sulla Via Flaminia, Rome, which was built as the entrance to Pope Julius III's Villa Giuilia.