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Preliminary design for a funerary monument, ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 21/161
Purpose
Preliminary design for a funerary monument, ND
Aspect
Rough elevation of a funerary monument, with a tripartite pedestal, ornamented with acroteria and medallions, and supporting a sarcophagus. This is surmounted by segmental pediments with acroteria and an urn. The whole composition is set against a pyramid in relief, and within an arch which takes the form of a single-arched Doric triumphal arch, supported by paired Doric columns, and ornamented with medallions, a keystone, and a Doric frieze
Scale
not to scale
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (201x233)
Hand
Probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792) - Collections
Level
Drawing
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