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[12] Design showing a plan and longitudinal section for a mausoleum, 1776, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 29/101
Purpose
[12] Design showing a plan and longitudinal section for a mausoleum, 1776, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and longitudinal section of a rectangular mausoleum, with a rectangular projection at the rear, with a central entrance on the pedimented principal front, behind which is an oval entrance lobby, with three urn-filled niches at each end, and beyond is a catacomb chamber with two layers of arched cells on three sides (verso) pencil-drawn preliminary design as Adam volume 29/100
Scale
bar scale of 1/5 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Section through the Catacombs / Plan of the Catacombs for Lord Cathcart and some measurements given (verso) Lord Cathcarts Mausoleum / This to be placed Twenty Second (in red pen)
Signed and dated
- 16/07/1776
Adelphi July 16t. 1776.
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (384 x 511)
Hand
Adam office hand, either Joseph Bonomi or Robert Adam
Watermark
JWHATMAN
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 29
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 225
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 225
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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