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Preliminary design for a mausoleum, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 2/132
Purpose
Preliminary design for a mausoleum, ND
Aspect
Elevation of a three-bay mausoleum, taking the form of a triumphal arch, with a central arch, surmounted by a figurative tablet, and flanked by bays with sarcophagi on pedestals, with ram skull tablets and fluted friezes with tablets containing enclosed rosettes. The whole is surmounted by sphinxes and an urn
Scale
not to scale
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, wash and sepia wash on laid paper (165x204)
Hand
Probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792) - Collections
Level
Drawing
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