Arthur Stratton · Series XV. Screens and Colonnades
Plate XCVI. External Colonnaded Screens
Plate XCVI. — The beautiful colonnaded screen at the Palace of Compiegne, with pedimented opening at the centre and pylons at the extremities, is shown in No. I. The screen formerly fronting Carlton House, London, is given in elevation in No. II and in perspective on Plate XCV. In this fine example, the columns are coupled, and additional importance is given to the dual gateways by the introduction of intermediate and terminating pylons. No. III shows the Admiralty Screen, Whitehall, which consists of a grouping of three masses: the colonnade is arranged in front of a blind wall and binds, through the agency of its entablature, the three main motives of the design.
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