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[14] Finished drawing for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, unexecuted, 1761
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/2
Purpose
[14] Finished drawing for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, unexecuted, 1761
Aspect
Elevation and side elevation as Adam volume 54/2/29, but with a bow fronted pedestal, and the bust on a lower, more ornate, shaped socle
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Admiral Boscawen (in pen) / Anchor & Trident / Trophys raised / Astragal & frieze & the festoon & head/ taken away / The Arms on one Side of the / projection of the pedestal & Lo[---] being seven [--] Ta[----] (in pencil and some measurements given
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (348 x 500)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Roscoe, 2009, p. 1082
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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