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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

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.

Level

Drawing

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