The Tomb of Agamemnon. Artist: Louis Jean Desprez (French, Auxerre 1743-1804 Stockholm). Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 36 in. (75.6 x 91.4 cm). Date: ca.1787.Trained as an architect, the French artist Desprez was appointed by King Gustav III of Sweden as the head stage designer for the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 1784. This drawing is not an explicit design for a stage set, but it is related to the sets he made for the Swedish opera Electra, which premiered at Drottingholm Castle on July 22, 1787. This scene of Agamemnon's interment pertains to the prologue of the opera, which opens with Electra and Orestes plotting to avenge their father's murder. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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The Tomb of Agamemnon. Artist: Louis Jean Desprez (French, Auxerre 1743-1804 Stockholm). Dimensions: 29 3/4 x 36 in. (75.6 x 91.4 cm). Date: ca.1787.Trained as an architect, the French artist Desprez was appointed by King Gustav III of Sweden as the head stage designer for the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 1784. This drawing is not an explicit design for a stage set, but it is related to the sets he made for the Swedish opera Electra, which premiered at Drottingholm Castle on July 22, 1787. This scene of Agamemnon's interment pertains to the prologue of the opera, which opens with Electra and Orestes plotting to avenge their father's murder. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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