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Monument in the form of a mausoleum for George Washington (1732-99) Washington, USA, 1800 (4). Preliminary designs and unexecuted design
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Reference number
SM D3/13/3
Purpose
Monument in the form of a mausoleum for George Washington (1732-99) Washington, USA, 1800 (4). Preliminary designs and unexecuted design
Aspect
[1] Sketch perspective of pyramid with projecting doorways
Scale
not to scale
Inscribed
4
Verso
Rough detail of elevation
Inscribed: Sub plinth Monument, London Stone, vertical dimensions given and dimensional calculations
Pencil
Signed and dated
- 1800
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, shaded on laid secretary paper (170 x 200)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
Britannia in roundel (cut)
Notes
The stone for the monument was to have been given by Charles Polhill (1725-1805), a friend of Dance and owner of several quarries.
Level
Drawing
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
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