[1] Preliminary design for a monument for Major André, c1781, as executed

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  - Westminster Abbey, London: Monument to John André, commissioned by King George III, c1781, executed (4)
    - Preliminary design, design and a finished drawing for a monument for Major André, as executed, c1781 (3)

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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

Literature

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

Level

Drawing

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