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[4] Finished drawing for the first scheme for the mausoleum, 1761, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 39/82
Purpose
[4] Finished drawing for the first scheme for the mausoleum, 1761, unexecuted
Aspect
Section from front to rear of a two-storey, circular, domed building, containing five layers of catacombs, with a pedimented loggia on the left with Ionic columns, pediments, and a window in the side wall
Scale
bar scale of 1/4 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Section of the Mausoleum Marked A. for / the Countess of Shelburne at Bowood [for the Countess of Shelburne at Bowood in the hand of William Adam and underwritten in pencil] and measurements given (verso) 2 / 2
Signed and dated
- 1761
Robt Adam Architect 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil, wash and pink and Naples yellow washes within a double ruled border on laid paper (466 x 584)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with inscriptions in the hand of Robert Adam, with addition to the title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 4
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 215
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 215
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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