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Reference number

SM Adam volume 21/151

Purpose

Preliminary design for variant funerary monuments, ND

Aspect

Elevation of two variants for a funerary monument. The left-hand elevation is the larger of the two. It has a square compound pier for a pedestal, ornamented with an inscription panel, stiff leaf and ram masks. This is surmounted by a strigilated sarcophagus and military trophies. The right-hand elevation has a square(?) Doric column as a pedestal, ornamented with a relief panel including military trophies and ram masks. This is surmounted by an inscription tablet in a socle and a strigilated sarcophagus

Scale

not to scale

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (200x244)

Hand

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

Notes

The differing sizes of these two elevations suggest that the are variants for a monument, rather than an elevation and profile of the same design. The inclusion of military trophies in both variants suggest that the monument was intended for a person who had served in the army.

Level

Drawing

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