Convent of El Arbain, Sinai
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
345 x 506 mm; 736 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499373.19
Summary
One of a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A landscape with large boulders in the foreground and mountains in the background. A group of five figures is situated in the foreground, one with a dog and a mountain slopes from the left. At the foot of the mountain is a building surrounded by trees. A mountain range extends from the right hand side behind into the far distance, dwarfing the figures and building. 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
Convent of El [a]rbain, Sinai / (hand-written pencil on mount, below image)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist