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[5] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/2/28
Purpose
[5] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a pedestal containing an inscription panel, supporting a sarcophagus ornamented with festoons, ram masks and coronets, surmounted by a bust on a shaped socle, and naval trophies
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (174 x 272)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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