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  • image SM Adam volume 19/20

Reference number

SM Adam volume 19/20

Purpose

[11] Finished drawing showing a plan and elevation of the fourth scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted

Aspect

Plan and elevation of a funerary monument, with a stepped stylobate supporting a strigillated sarcophagus containing a cameo. The sarcophagus supports a female figure leaning on an urn, flanked by Doric columns, supporting a fluted frieze, and a pediment with three acroteria. The whole is set against a pyramid in relief, ornamented with bands of guilloche and Vitruvian scroll, and with a blank shield

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

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 54
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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