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  • image SM Adam volume 21/178

Reference number

SM Adam volume 21/178

Purpose

[4] Preliminary design showing a rough elevation of the second scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted

Aspect

Rough elevation of a funerary monument, with a pedestal ornamented with a cameo. This is connected by swags to flanking caryatids which support a frieze with a central inscription panel. The inscription is surmounted by segmental acroteria, supporting a urn. The whole is set against a pyramid in relief

Scale

not to scale

Signed and dated

  • 1775
    datable to 1775

Medium and dimensions

Pencil on laid paper (133 x 133)

Hand

Robert Adam

Literature

For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation

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