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[1] Preliminary design for a monument, c1779, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 2/8
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a monument, c1779, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a monument with a base containing a blank tablet surmounted by a figurative tablet, and this is flanked by piers. The piers have capitals ornamented with rosette roundels, and these are surmounted by tripods embellished with ram masks and supporting urns. The base supports a panel ornamented with an oval figurative tablet, and above this there is an inscribed tablet with an apron of guttae and an ox skull bearing festoons. The panel is surmounted by a shield supporting a helmet enclosed within a wreath, and this is flanked by military trophies, and a unicorn and lion bearing flags
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/4 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1779
c1779
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (245 x 315)
Hand
Possibly
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 88
King, 2001, Volume II, pp. 263-264, 267
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, pp. 263-264, 267
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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