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Johan Jakob Biedermann
1763-1830
Two Sketches of Ornate Room Details, with Chinoiserie
Vienna, ca. 1780
Pen, black ink, gray wash, and graphite on paper.
8 1/2 x 6 5/16 inches (216 x 160 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:707.8
Provenance:
Johan Jakob Biedermannn, Jr.; Mayr-Fajt Collection; Donald M. Oenslager.
Notes:
The typed label on the cover of the sketchbook from which these drawings came states: "These drawings by Johann Biedermann are part of a broken up sketch-book which belonged to his son, Biedermann, Jr., whose writing and the date 1830 is on the back of some of them. The drawings were made in Vienna, around 1780; see some dated and signed drawings by this designer in the portfolios among the mounted drawings. All of them came from the Mayr-Fajt Collection in Eisenstadt, Austria."
Associated names:
Biedermann, Johan Jakob, Jr., former owner.
Mayr, Michael, 1796-1870, former owner.
Fájt, Marianne, -approximately 1955, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, Mrs., donor.
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