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[1] Preliminary design for a monument for Major André, c1781, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/32
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for a monument for Major André, c1781, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a sarcophagus set within an apse, and supported by a plinth ornamented with a blank tablet. The sarcophagus has socle feet, is ornamented with a panel depicting the arrest of Major André, and is surmounted by a lion and the mourning figure of Britannia
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- c1781
c1781
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (263 x 423)
Hand
Probably
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 51
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 371
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 371
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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