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[6] Design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
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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.
Roscoe, 2009, p. 1082
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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