[6] Finished drawing for a free-standing funerary monument, 1778, as executed

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Robert and James Adam office drawings
- Monuments and mausolea
  - Worcester Cathedral, Worcestershire: monument to Bishop James Johnson, commissioned by Sarah Johnson, 1778 (6)
    - Variant preliminary design, design and finished drawings for a free-standing funerary monument, 1778, Adam volume 19/13 as executed (4)

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Reference number

SM Adam volume 19/13

Purpose

[6] Finished drawing for a free-standing funerary monument, 1778, as executed

Aspect

Elevation of a free-standing funerary monument, with a rectangular pedestal, supported by a stylobate, containing an inscription panel, flanked by consoles. This supports a fluted sarcophagus, containing a tablet ornamented with arms, mitre, crozier and inverted torch. The sarcophagus is surmounted by a bust on a socle. The sarcophagus and bust are set against a pyramid in relief

Scale

bar scale of 3/5 inch to 1 foot

Inscribed

Design of a Monument for the late Right Reverend Dr. James Johnson / Lord Bishop of Worcester.

Signed and dated

1778
datable to 1778

Medium and dimensions

Pen, pencil and wash on laid paper (420 x 618)

Hand

Adam office hand, possibly Robert Morison

Watermark

PVL

Literature

Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 31
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.

Level

Drawing

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