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[15] Design for the fourth scheme for the mausoleum, 1761, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 39/79
Purpose
[15] Design for the fourth scheme for the mausoleum, 1761, as executed
Aspect
Plan of a mausoleum in the shape of a Greek cross, with a door in one transept of the cross, a central octagonal column, and catacombs in each corner and the other three transepts
Scale
1/3 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Plan of the Mausoleum and Catacombs for Lady Shelburne / at Bowood (all in the hand of William Adam) and dimensions and rough calculations given
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (481 x 518)
Hand
Robert Adam, with addition to title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 4
Beard, 1978, p. 40
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Beard, 1978, p. 40
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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