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[2] Unfinished design for a monument, c1782
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/51
Purpose
[2] Unfinished design for a monument, c1782
Aspect
Elevation of a monumental tablet set within a gothic arch supported by columns. The base of the tablet is ornamented with a coat of arms flanked by paterae, with aprons of guttae. The tablet has a frieze of fluting and a central panel with aprons of guttae, and is surmounted by an acanthus leaf crown set within a wreath
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/2 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Who though heir of ample estates, preferred to a life of / B / B (pencil) and some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- c1782
c1782
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (293 x 458)
Hand
Possibly
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 51
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 372
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume I, p. 372
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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