Johann Scharhan

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Johann Scharhan
ca. 1830
Interior of an Inca Temple
Pen and black ink and wash, on paper.
8 1/8 x 10 7/8 inches (205 x 275 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:608

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This drawing, and three additional sheets (1982.75:606-7, 609), probably were designs for the opera "Fernando Cortez" by Spoutini.

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Signed at lower right, "Scharhan".

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Michael Mayr (1796-1870); Marianne Fajt (d. ca. 1955); János Scholz; acquired in 1951 by Donald M. Oenslager.
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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.

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