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[1] Preliminary design showing a rough elevation of the first scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 21/200
Purpose
[1] Preliminary design showing a rough elevation of the first scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
Aspect
Rough elevation of a funerary monument, with a stepped stylobate, supporting a drum ornamented with a cameo, festoons, a frieze of enclosed rosettes, and ram masks. The drum is flanked by caryatids, supporting a rectangular inscription panel, and surmounted by an urn
Scale
bar scale of 1/2 inch to 1 foot
Inscribed
Monument for the Earl of Glasgow
Signed and dated
- 1775
datable to 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen and pencil on laid paper (228 x 171)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 54
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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