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[19] Design for the fourth scheme for the mausoleum, 1761, as executed
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 39/76
Purpose
[19] Design for the fourth scheme for the mausoleum, 1761, as executed
Aspect
Elevation of the rear front of a three-bay, domed, square chapel with an oculus skylight in the dome, with one storey above ground, and one subterranean storey, and with small wings ornamented with Doric pilasters to either side. There is a blind arch in the central bay, flanked by a portico of Doric pilasters supporting a pediment, and flanked on either side by niches. The whole is ornamented with a Doric frieze. Below, the subterranean storey is rusticated, with a central arched bay containing a door surmounted by a Diocletian window
Scale
bar scale of 1/3 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Back Front of the Chappel and Entrance of the Mausoleum for / the Countess of Shelburne at Bowood (in the hand of William Adam) and dimensions given (verso) 2
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (475 x 618)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with 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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