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[1] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/2/20
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation of a rectangular pedestal with a projecting centre surmounted by a sarcophagus with strigillation, paw feet and acroteria, supporting a bust on a shaped socle with a pyramid in relief behind. In the upper right-hand corner is a rough design for a monument to James Thomson
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (115 x 121)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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