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Elevation of a Mausoleum for a Soldier (Temple of Mars)
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Elevation of a Mausoleum for a Soldier (Temple of Mars)

Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734 – 1789 · ca. 1765 · Pen and black ink, brush and black, gray wash over black chalk indications on off-white laid paper, lined

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The depicted structure has a square plan and low dome. The central doorway is flanked by two obelisks with trophies. They are placed upon semi-circular pedestals. The structure includes a frieze, between the base and the dome, with figurative decoration. Small scale figures (crowds) surround the building.

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Credit lineElevation of a Mausoleum for a Soldier (Temple of Mars). ca. 1765. Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734 – 1789. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council. CC0.
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