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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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