M. A. Schiskov
1831-1897
A village square for Tchaikovsky's opera "Oprichnik" (The Guardsman)
1874
8 5/8 x 15 inches (220 x 380 mm)
Pen and dark brown ink over graphite on light brown paper.
1982.75:613
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
Notes
"Oprichnik" was first performed in St. Petersburg in 1874. The design is marked with sightlines, which served as indications to the scene painter.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in pen and ink at lower left; place name cut from upper left corner and pasted on verso.
Associated names
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Oprichnik.
Fletcher, Ifan Kyrle, 1905-1969, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Fletcher, Ifan Kyrle, 1905-1969, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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