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Preliminary design for variant funerary monuments, ND
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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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