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  • image SM Adam volume 19/23

Reference number

SM Adam volume 19/23

Purpose

[6] Design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted

Aspect

Elevation and profile as Adam volume 54/2/28 but with additional ornamental bands of dentils and acanthus leaves to the pedestal, sarcophagus and socle

Scale

bar scale of 1 3/5 inches to 1 foot

Inscribed

some measurements given

Signed and dated

  • 1761
    datable to 1761

Medium and dimensions

Pen and wash on laid paper (303 x 404)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Index p. 17
Roscoe, 2009, p. 1082
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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