Ascent of Sinai
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
478 x 358 mm; 736 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499373.17
Summary
One of a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A scene with boulders in the foreground and rock formations. Two bearded figures wearing blue clothing are seated at the foot of a set of irregular stone steps. The steps are flanked by rock formations and lead to an archway made of stone at the top. Mounted within a bound portfolio.
Provenance
Thomas Legh (1792-1857) travelled extensively in the Middle East and Egypt in the early 19th century. He produced his own drawings of this but they did not survive. In 1841 Viscount Castlereagh undertook a similar journey and he employed Anton Schranz to produce a record of his travels. He had them bound into a series of portfolios, this set is the first portfolio.
Marks and inscriptions
[a]scent of Sinai / (hand-written pencil on mount)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist