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[8] Preliminary design showing an elevation for the third scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 21/153
Purpose
[8] Preliminary design showing an elevation for the third scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
Aspect
Elevation of a funerary monument, with a stylobate, supporting a fluted sarcophagus, containing an inscription panel. The sarcophagus supports a drum, ornamented with a roundel, and surmounted by a gadrooned urn. The urn is flanked by Doric columns, supporting a frieze of ox skulls connected by festoons, and a pediment. The whole is set against a pyramid in relief, ornamented with medallions, a dado-level band of ornament, and a central niche ornamented with a fan in the semi-dome
Scale
to a rough scale
Signed and dated
- 1775
datable to 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pencil on laid paper (154 x 140)
Hand
Robert Adam
Literature
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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