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[7] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 54/2/32
Purpose
[7] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Admiral Boscawen, 1761, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation with a pedestal containing an inscription panel, supporting a sarcophagus carrying a naval scene, surmounted by a bust on a socle, naval trophies and a rostral column against a pyramid in relief
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1761
datable to 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen on laid paper (108 x 223)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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