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[3] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/2/25
Purpose
[3] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation of a pedestal with projecting ends and containing an inscription panel, supporting a sarcophagus ornamented with coronets, ram masks and festoons, surmounted by a bust on a shaped socle, and naval trophies. The monument is framed by an aedicule with an broken-bed pediment which is crossed out
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (109 x 116)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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