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Prison Interior

Italian School
18th century

Prison Interior

second half of 18th century
11 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches (302 x 302 mm)
Brush and point of brush with gray and brown-gray wash, over graphite, on tan paper; framing line in gray ink.
1982.75:343

Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.

Notes
Janos Scholz dates this drawing to ca. 1790 and attributes it to the hand of an anonymous Austrian designer; similar drawings by this artist are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Budapest Museum of Fine Art.
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.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department