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[10] Finished drawing for a funerary monument to Robert Child, 1782, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/81
Purpose
[10] Finished drawing for a funerary monument to Robert Child, 1782, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of a monument as Adam volume 19/82, but with a higher base, a portrait medallion on the urn previously carrying an inscription, and surmounted by a flaming urn
Scale
3/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
No 2 / (and in pencil) Crest / Acorns / Crest / Acorns / instead of the head / with letters / obut (sic) 22 Inches
Signed and dated
- 1782
datable to 1782
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil wash and olive green wash within a double ruled border on laid paper (281 x 448)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 24
King, 2001, Volume II, Index p. 265
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, Index p. 265
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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