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[8] Finished drawing for the third scheme for the mausoleum, 1761, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 28/54
Purpose
[8] Finished drawing for the third scheme for the mausoleum, 1761, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan of the basement storey of a square mausoleum containing a circular room with a central column, an entrance to one side flanked by engaged columns, eighteen catacombs, a spiral staircase in one corner of the building, and the exterior ornamented with blind windows, and niches either side of the door on the principal front
Scale
bar scale of 3/10 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Ground plan of the Mausoleum Marked C. / For Lady Shelburne (in the hand of William Adam) and dimensions given
Signed and dated
- 1761
Robt Adam Architect 1761
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (457 x 523)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Agostino Brunias, with inscriptions in the hand of Robert Adam, and additional inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 4
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 215
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 215
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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