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[2] Finished drawing for a mausoleum for David Hume, 1777, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/76
Purpose
[2] Finished drawing for a mausoleum for David Hume, 1777, unexecuted
Aspect
Recto: same as SM Adam volume 19/77. The plan shows part of the upper circular tower with windows on the same axis as the niches
Verso: pencil sketch of the monument on top of a hill
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
67 / (in pencil) 76
Signed and dated
- 1777
datable to 1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, and wash on laid paper within a double-ruled border (627x440)
Hand
Possibly
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, p. 11
King, 2001, Vol .1, p. 359; Vol. 2, p. 265
Brown, 1991, pp. 397-8
Further literature references in scheme notes
King, 2001, Vol .1, p. 359; Vol. 2, p. 265
Brown, 1991, pp. 397-8
Further literature references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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