Drawings, 1830-1831
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.
- (fol. 1) Der Tisch auf der Insel Wörth in Starnberger See, 22 [or 24?] Jul.
- (fol. 2) Die Häuselein hinter Murnach, 26 Jul.
- (fol. 4) Partenkirchen, 27 Jul.
- (fols. 5-7) Garmisch and the Zugspitz, 3 sketches, 27 Jul.
- (fol. 8) Hinter Scharnitz, 29 Jul.
- (fols. 10-11 and 13-14) Blick aufs Zirlerthal von Reit aus, 29 Jul. 13-14. 4 sketches.
- (fol. 15) Martinswand, 29 Jul.
- (fols. 16-17 and 19) Inspruck, 3 sketches, 29-30 Jul.
- (fol. 21) Achensee, 31 Jul.
- (fol. 23) Ischl, 10 Aug.
- (fol. 24) Ebensee, 10 Aug.
- (fol. 25) Stein auf der Donau, Morgens, 13 Aug with notes of bells.
- (fol. 26) Traunfall, 10 Aug.
- (fol. 27) Dürenstein auf der Donau, 13 Aug.
- (fol. 28) Der Donaustrudel, 12 Aug.
- (fol. 29) Lasing Fall, 4 Oct. Partly in pen and ink. Unfinished.
- (fol. 30) Seewiesen, 5 Oct.
- (fol. 32) Völkermarkt, 8 Oct
- (fol. 36) Studies of tree, figures, Villa Borghese, 15 Jan 1831.
- (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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