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[9] Finished drawing showing a plan and elevation of the third scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/21
Purpose
[9] Finished drawing showing a plan and elevation of the third scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and elevation of a funerary monument, with a stylobate, supporting a fluted sarcophagus, containing an inscription panel. The sarcophagus supports a drum, ornamented with a cameo, and surmounted by a gadrooned urn. This drum and urn are flanked by Doric columns, supporting a frieze of ox skulls connected by festoons, and alternating with rosettes, and a pediment. The whole is set against a pyramid in relief, which is triangular in plan, and ornamented with roundels, a band of Vitruvian scroll, and a central niche ornamented with a fan in the semi-dome
Scale
bar scale of 7/10 inch to 1 foot
Signed and dated
- 1775
datable to 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (594 x 443)
Hand
Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Watermark
PVL
Notes
Adam volume 19/21 newly attributed by Frances Sands.
Literature
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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