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[8] Finished drawing for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/5
Purpose
[8] Finished drawing for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation and profile of a monument with console pedestal, with an inscription panel in between, supporting a sarcophagus surmounted by a bust on a small socle, naval trophies and a rostral column against a pyramid in relief
Scale
bar scale of 1 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (307 x 446)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Roscoe, 2009, p. 1082
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references 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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