(Vienna 1793-1875)
Four motifs of the journey to Crimea: coastal strip before reaching the island of Aegina, island of Aegina, island of Aegina with Mount Elias in the morning, rocks off the island of Aegina, all titled, partly indistinctly, "Egina", "Moni, Aegina gen Morgen Berg Elias", "Felsen vor der Insel Aegina", two numbered each 80 and 82, pencil, watercolor on paper, on paper laid down on cardboard, from 6,8 x 28,5 cm to 7 x 31,5 cm, mounted, unframed, (4) (BH)

Provenance:
Ludwig Passini (1832-1903) estate;
Vienna art market;
Private collection, Austria.

The sheets are from the journey to Crimea that Thomas Ender made in Archduke Johann's retinue. They were executed around October 23/24, 1837, just before entering Piraeus. The trip took its start in Smyrna, passed Tinos, Delos and Ägina and led to Piräus – Athens. Walter Koschatzky wrote as follows: “On October 23, the “Marianne” departed from Syra again, into a glorious, calm evening. Early the next morning, the classic land can already be seen, Aigina and a magnificent panorama stretching as far as cap Sunion. We droped the anchor off Piraeus.” (Walter Koschatzky, Thomas Ender 1793-1875, Kammermaler Erzherzog Johanns, Graz 1982, p. 95).

We are grateful to Dr. Maria Luise Sternath for the scientific support.