Study of a Classical Church Facade
Pen drawing of a two-storey columned front; sheet otherwise nearly blank
The upper right of this verso carries a pen sketch of a two-storey classical facade, articulated with coupled columns or pilasters, a crowning triangular pediment, and large scrolled consoles linking the narrower upper order to the wider base above the doorways. The remainder of the leaf is largely blank apart from the faint show-through of the recto's writing. No transcription accompanies the sheet, and any further untranscribed matter is not included here.
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Two-storey columned facade with pediment
The drawing shows the front of a church or palace built up in two superimposed orders of coupled columns or pilasters. A triangular pediment crowns the centre, and volute consoles connect the narrower upper storey to the wider ground floor, which is pierced by three doorways. The composition follows a classical, temple-fronted scheme.