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  • image SM Adam volume 2/18

Reference number

SM Adam volume 2/18

Purpose

Preliminary design for a mausoleum, ND

Aspect

Rough elevation of a mausoleum, with a central arched door within an elaborate Doric surround, surmounted by arms and flanking figurative sculptures, beyond the door are lower, flanking bays ornamented with tablets of swags, and an end pedestal supporting an urn. The roof of the mausoleum is in the form of a stepped pyramid

Scale

not to scale

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil, wash and sepia wash on laid paper (162x203)

Hand

Probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792) - Collections

Level

Drawing

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