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[3] Finished drawing for a funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
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Reference number
SM Adam volume 19/57
Purpose
[3] Finished drawing for a funerary monument, 1775, unexecuted
Aspect
Plan and elevation as Adam volume 19/58
Scale
bar scale of 1 3/5 inches to 1 foot
Inscribed
Design of a Monument for the late Robert Wood Esqr and some rough calculations in pencil
Signed and dated
- 29/07/1775
Robert Adam archt. 1775. / Adelphi 29th July 1775
Medium and dimensions
Pen, pencil and wash within a double ruled border on laid paper (323 x 488)
Hand
Adam office, possibly Joseph Bonomi
Literature
Bolton, 1922, Volume II, Index p. 59
Beard, 1978, p. 55
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 267
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Beard, 1978, p. 55
King, 2001, Volume II, p. 267
For a full list of literature references see scheme notes.
Level
Drawing
Exhibition history
Original Drawings of Robert and James Adam, Kenwood House, London, 1953
Digitisation of the Drawings Collection has been made possible through the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: drawings@soane.org.uk