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[1] Design for a statue pedestal, 1770, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 49/63
Purpose
[1] Design for a statue pedestal, 1770, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and elevation for a pedestal for a figurative statue, being circular, with a shallow stylobate, and a circular drum, supported by four engaged square fluted columns, with enclosed rosettes in the bases and capitals, and the body of the shaft contains rectangular moulded panels, surmounted by a frieze ornamented with a crown within a wreath attended by crossed swords
Scale
bar scale of 1 1/10 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Dublin Pedestal (in the hand of William Adam)
Signed and dated
- 1770
datable to 1770
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (420 x 589)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly William Hamilton or Joseph Bonomi, with title inscription in the hand of William Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 9
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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