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Design for the Opera: The Magic Flute, Act II, Final Scene.

Publisher Published by Ludwig Wilhelm Wittich German
1847
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for the Opera: The Magic Flute, Act II, Final Scene.
  • Series/Portfolio: One of thirty-two lithographs after drawings by Schinkel for the decoration of the two royal theaters in Berlin.
  • Artist: After Karl Friedrich Schinkel (German, Neuruppin 1781–1841 Berlin)
  • Artist: Karl Friedrich Thiele (German, 1780–1836)
  • Publisher: Published by Ludwig Wilhelm Wittich (German, 1773–1832)
  • Date: 1847
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: sheet: 18 9/16 x 22 11/16 in. (47.1 x 57.6 cm)
    plate: 11 5/16 x 15 5/8 in. (28.8 x 39.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund
  • Object Number: 54.602.1(20)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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