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[6] Finished drawing showing a plan and elevation for the second scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/22
Purpose
[6] Finished drawing showing a plan and elevation for the second scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a funerary monument, with a pedestal ornamented with a band of Greek key fret, a cameo, festoons, and a fluted frieze with a central inscription panel. The pedestal is surmounted by segmental acroteria ornamented with pamettes, and supporting an urn ornamented with gadrooning, Vitruvian scroll, and sphinxes. The whole is set in a niche within a pyramid in relief, which is triangular in plan, and ornamented with a plain shield
Scale
bar scale of 3/4 inch to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- 1775
datable to 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen and wash on laid paper (321 x 432)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
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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