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[13] Finished drawing for the third scheme for the mausoleum, 1761, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 28/53
Purpose
[13] Finished drawing for the third scheme for the mausoleum, 1761, unexecuted
Aspect
Section of a three-storey, domed, Ionic closed rotunda with a central spiral staircase, supported by a square, vaulted basement containing a double row of catacombs
Scale
bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Section of the Mausoleum Marked C. / For Lady Shelburne (in the hand of William Adam) and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1761
Robt Adam Architect 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen, wash and pink and yellow washes within a single ruled border on laid paper (455 x 616)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with inscriptions in the hand of Robert Adam, and additional 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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