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Jean Baptiste Lavastre
1839-1891
Letter with five sketches for "Hamlet". Verso: Lavastre's letter with single sketch
ca. 1860
Pen and black ink on paper.
16 1/8 x 10 1/2 inches (410 x 267 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:392
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This is a letter written in Paris from the designer Lavastre to the director Duflocq outlining his ideas with five pen sketches for a production of "Hamlet".
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Variously inscribed, recto and verso.
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Acquired in 1940 by Donald M. Oenslager, New York.
Associated names:
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
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