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Preliminary design for a funerary monument(?), ND
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 21/168
Purpose
Preliminary design for a funerary monument(?), ND
Aspect
Rough elevation of a funerary monument in the form of a tripartite triumphal arch, with a central arch ornamented with reclining figures, flanked by doors with military trophy overdoor panels, and each bay is articulated by paired fluted Doric columns. This is surmounted by a frieze of ox skulls, an attic ornamented with enclosed rosettes and figurative tablets, with a crowning balustrade punctuated by four tapering columns supporting flaming urns, and strigulated sarcophagi(?) surmounted by winged sphinxes or griffons and an urn
Scale
not to sale
Signed and dated
- ND
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (207x235)
Hand
Probably Adam, Robert (1728--1792) - Collections, architect
Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Level
Drawing
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