SM Adam volume 2/131

Preliminary designs for two or three mausolea, ND

Rough elevations of three mausolea, or of two for one of which there are two variants. The bottom left-hand elevation is similar to SM Adam volume 2/5. There is a central drum, flanked by projecting columns surmounted by flaming urns. The drum is ornamented with a segmental figurative panel and a frieze of swags, and surmounted by a domed roof. The whole is elevated on a deep stylobate with a tapering staircase offering access to the upper register, and flanked by projecting wings surmounted by figurative sculptures. The top right-hand elevation has a rusticated ground floor with a wide arched entrance. This is surmounted by a three-bay first storey, articulated by pilasters, and with a figurative sculpture and a medallion in the central bay. Above this there is a tablet and medallions, and the roofline is crowned by flaming urns and figurative sculptures. The top left-hand elevation is either a different design, or a variant of that shown to the top right-hand side. It is a three-bay arrangment, articulated by pilasters, and the central bay has a sarcophagus within a relieving arch, and the whole is flanked by a figurative sculpture