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[11] Finished drawing showing a plan and elevation of the fourth scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
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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.
For a full list of literature reference see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
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