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[5] Alternative finished drawing for a mausoleum for David Hume, 1777, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/76a
Purpose
[5] Alternative finished drawing for a mausoleum for David Hume, 1777, unexecuted
Aspect
Recto: same as SM Adam volume 19/77a
Verso: pencil sketch of the monument on top of a hill
Scale
bar scale of 2 inches to 10 feet
Inscribed
68
Signed and dated
- 1777
datable to 1777
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, and wash within a doubled-ruled border on laid paper (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. 399-401
Further literature references in scheme notes
King, 2001, Vol .1, p. 359; Vol. 2, p. 265
Brown, 1991, pp. 399-401
Further literature references in scheme notes
Level
Drawing
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