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MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn d. 10

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Twenty-two drawings made on a holiday with Adolph Bernhard Marx in the Bavarian Alps and on the journey from Munich to Vienna, summer 1830; five on the way to, and in, Venice, Oct 1830; and two in Rome, early in 1831.

  1. (fol. 1) Der Tisch auf der Insel Wörth in Starnberger See, 22 [or 24?] Jul.
  2. (fol. 2) Die Häuselein hinter Murnach, 26 Jul.
  3. (fol. 4) Partenkirchen, 27 Jul.
  4. (fols. 5-7) Garmisch and the Zugspitz, 3 sketches, 27 Jul.
  5. (fol. 8) Hinter Scharnitz, 29 Jul.
  6. (fols. 10-11 and 13-14) Blick aufs Zirlerthal von Reit aus, 29 Jul. 13-14. 4 sketches.
  7. (fol. 15) Martinswand, 29 Jul.
  8. (fols. 16-17 and 19) Inspruck, 3 sketches, 29-30 Jul.
  9. (fol. 21) Achensee, 31 Jul.
  10. (fol. 23) Ischl, 10 Aug.
  11. (fol. 24) Ebensee, 10 Aug.
  12. (fol. 25) Stein auf der Donau, Morgens, 13 Aug with notes of bells.
  13. (fol. 26) Traunfall, 10 Aug.
  14. (fol. 27) Dürenstein auf der Donau, 13 Aug.
  15. (fol. 28) Der Donaustrudel, 12 Aug.
  16. (fol. 29) Lasing Fall, 4 Oct. Partly in pen and ink. Unfinished.
  17. (fol. 30) Seewiesen, 5 Oct.
  18. (fol. 32) Völkermarkt, 8 Oct
  19. (fol. 36) Studies of tree, figures, Villa Borghese, 15 Jan 1831.
  20. (fol. 37) Bartholdys Haus an der Spanischen Treppe, 24 Feb. Reproduced by E. Werner in Mendelssohn, tr. D. Newlin, 1963.

Dates

  • Creation: 1830-1831

Extent

51 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • German

Shelfmark

MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn d. 10

Custodial History

Label of 'C.F. Zeller in München' inside front cover. Wach collection.

Physical Facet

i + 50 leaves of white and coloured paper (fols. 38-46 blank). Bound in Mendelssohn's green paper on boards, edges gilt, and kept in a matching box. Label of 'C. F. Zeller in München' inside front cover.Watermark of the white paper 'J. Whatman. 1816'.

Dimensions

Oblong, 204 × 276 mm.

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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