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[1] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Major General James Wolfe, 1759, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 9/72 verso
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design for the funerary monument of Major General James Wolfe, 1759, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation with a sarcophagus with a curved top containing an inscription panel, supporting a relief panel surmounted by an obelisk in relief ornamented with a medallion. The whole is flanked by pedestals surmounted by fluted columns
Scale
not to scale
Signed and dated
- 1759
datable to 1759
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (375 x 236)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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