[13] Finished drawing showing a plan and elevation of the fifth scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, executed with minor alterations

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Monuments and mausolea
  - Kelburn Castle, Ayrshire: monument to John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow, probably commissioned by Elizabeth, Countess of Glasgow, 1775, as executed (14)
    - Preliminary design, finished drawing and working drawing for the fifth scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, executed with minor alterations (3)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 19/17

Purpose

[13] Finished drawing showing a plan and elevation of the fifth scheme for the funerary monument, 1775, executed with minor alterations

Aspect

Plan and elevation of a funerary monument, with a pedestal containing an inscription panel. The pedestal supports a female figure leaning on an urn and is set within a niche, flanked by fluted Doric columns supporting a pediment. The whole is set against a pyramid in relief ornamented with a coat of arms

Scale

bar scale of 4/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Plan and Elevation of a Monument for the late Earl of Glasgow / (and in pencil) Pyramid [ _____ ] £30 / [ ____illegible___ ] / £300

Signed and dated

1775
datable to 1775

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash within a single ruled border on laid paper (357 x 489)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Joseph Bonomi

Watermark

fleur de lis within crowned cartouche

Literature

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

Level

Drawing

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