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[10] Variant design for a mausoleum for David Hume, 1777, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 21/187
Purpose
[10] Variant design for a mausoleum for David Hume, 1777, unexecuted
Aspect
Recto: Variation of SM Adam 19/78a but with a taller drum containing an additional cornice and small arched windows on the upper storey
Verso: measured lines in pencil
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1777
datable to 1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and sepia wash on laid paper (200x320)
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, p. 401
Further literature references in scheme notes
King, 2001, Vol .1, p. 359; Vol. 2, p. 265
Brown, 1991, p. 401
Further literature references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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