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Interior of an Inca Palace. Verso: A Pointed Vault and a Ground Plan

Johann Scharhan
ca. 1830

Interior of an Inca Palace. Verso: A Pointed Vault and a Ground Plan

6 7/8 x 8 inches (176 x 202 mm)
Pen and black ink, with yellow and rose wash, on paper.
1982.75:607

Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.

Notes
This drawing, and three additional sheets (1982.75:606, 608-9), probably were designs for the opera "Fernando Cortez" by Spoutini.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed at lower right in pen and black ink, "Scharhan no. 13".
Associated names
Mayr, Michael, 1796-1870, former owner.
Fájt, Marianne, d. ca. 1955, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Spoutini. Fernando Cortez.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department