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Monument in the form of a mausoleum for George Washington (1732-00). Washington, USA, 1800
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Reference number
SM D3/13/5
Purpose
Monument in the form of a mausoleum for George Washington (1732-00). Washington, USA, 1800
Aspect
[4] Elevation and section, rough interior perspective, and rough details for the treatment of the entrance
Scale
1/20 in to 1 ft
Inscribed
2, The American People / in grateful remembrance of / GEORGE WASHINGTON / The American Nation [or] people raiseth monument, some dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1800
Medium and dimensions
Pen, raw umber and sepia washes, hatching pricked for transfer on laid secretary paper (395 x 495)
Hand
Dance
Watermark
B 1795 and fleur-de-lis
Notes
The elevation shows Washington's statue within a pyramid 108 feet hight, glimpsed through an entrance similar to that on [SM D3/13/4], that is having a primitive appearance with 'three colossal monoliths'. Further details see Dance give the entrance a more archaic character 'by sloping the jambs inwards' and then turning it into 'megaliths straight from some prehistoric dolmen'. (H. Colvin Architecture and the after-life, 1991, p.358). The section shows the central circular compartment with splayed sides rising to a domical ceiling.
Level
Drawing
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