Explore Collections Explore The Collections
You are here: CollectionsOnline  /  [4] Alternative design for a monument for Major André, c1781, unexecuted

Browse

  • image SM Adam volume 19/30

Reference number

SM Adam volume 19/30

Purpose

[4] Alternative design for a monument for Major André, c1781, unexecuted

Aspect

Elevation of a sarcophagus set within a trefoil-headed apse. The sarcophagus is supported by a plinth containing a tablet, and above this there is a further plinth ornamented with a band of fluting and a roundel depicting Britannia. The sarcophagus has socle feet, is ornamented with a panel depicting the death of Major André, and is surmounted by a curved lid embellished with ox skulls, swags and palmettes. The sarcophagus is flanked by sphinxes

Scale

bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot

Signed and dated

  • c1781
    c1781

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (276 x 412)

Hand

Possibly
Office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi or Robert Morison

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 51
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 371, Volume II, p. 266
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk