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Preliminary design for a pyramidal mausoleum, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 2/1
Purpose
Preliminary design for a pyramidal mausoleum, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a pyramidal mausoleum with an arched, pedimented entrance, flanked by square-headed niches and segmental niches, and surmounted by a sarcophagus relief(?) and an urn. The pyramid is flanked by link walls supporting sphinxes and urn-topped fluted columns
Scale
not to scale
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (310x191)
Hand
Probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792) - Collections
Notes
This design is comparable to that of Adam's pyramid gate for Nostell Priory.
Level
Drawing
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