Design
| Artist/Maker |
An ink inscription on the reverse gives the measurements of the monument: The Height: 16 feet 7 inches. Width: 8 feet 10 inches 6 sixteenths
A pencil inscription on the reverse reads: 'Moore (J.T.) First study for monument to Jonas Hanway in Westminster Abbey (see 4910/22). Rysbrack. Preliminary study for monument to Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey'.
A pencil inscription on the reverse reads: 'Moore (J.T.) First study for monument to Jonas Hanway in Westminster Abbey (see 4910/22). Rysbrack. Preliminary study for monument to Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey'.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Brief description | Design for a monument by John Michael Rysbrack |
| Physical description | An ink inscription on the reverse gives the measurements of the monument: The Height: 16 feet 7 inches. Width: 8 feet 10 inches 6 sixteenths A pencil inscription on the reverse reads: 'Moore (J.T.) First study for monument to Jonas Hanway in Westminster Abbey (see 4910/22). Rysbrack. Preliminary study for monument to Sir Isaac Newton in Westminster Abbey'. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 4910:19 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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