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Preliminary design, design and finished drawing for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted (3)
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Preliminary design, design and finished drawing for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted (3)
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The circular concave fluted recess for the bust can be seen in another, earlier scheme for the monument (Adam volume 54/2/17).
Adam volumes 19/3-4 make use of coronets in the form of a corona muralis and a corona civica on each, being Roman symbols of military decoration.
Adam volumes 19/3-4 make use of coronets in the form of a corona muralis and a corona civica on each, being Roman symbols of military decoration.
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Contents of Preliminary design, design and finished drawing for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted (3)
- [9] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted (3)
- [10] Design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted (3)
- [11] Finished drawing for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted (3)