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Andreas Leonhard Roller
1805-1880
Aula Sepulcrale
Pen and brown ink, with gray wash, and watercolor, over graphite, on paper.
17 5/8 x 25 inches (449 x 634 mm)
Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.
1982.75:543
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This design is composed of a number of leg-drops and cut-rows, and was used as a model of the setting. Roller was active in Russia at the Imperial Theatre from 1833.

Provenance: 
Studio of the artist; Alexandre Benois; acquired in 1963 by Donald M. Oenslager.
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Benois, Alexandre, 1870-1960, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.

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Roller, Andreas Leonhard
School: 
Russian
Century: 
19th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints