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Elevation of a Mausoleum for a Soldier (Temple of Mars)
Jean-Charles Delafosseca. 1765
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
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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- Title: Elevation of a Mausoleum for a Soldier (Temple of Mars)
- Creator: Jean-Charles Delafosse, French, 1734–1791
- Date Created: ca. 1765
- Location Created: France
- Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
- Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and black, gray wash over black chalk indications on off-white laid paper, lined
- Credit line: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
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