Nubia, Kardassy
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
250 x 355 mm
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499374.12
Summary
One painting from a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. Nubia, Kardassy depicts a building with a rectangular doorway with cornice and tiered roof, its walls decorated with plaques and niches housing statues. The second watercolour (Taphir No.26, Nubia) depicts an outdoor scene with three figures in the foreground, two standing, one seated on a rock; grass surrounding them and palm trees to the right. Behind is a ruined temple with two carved fluted columns flanked by collapsing walls and stones infront. Hills in the background of a purple colour. Mounted within separate frames.
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, the second one (this one) has been framed and used to be displayed in the Bright Gallery.
Marks and inscriptions
The National Trust / Paper Conservation / Reference no. P90/78 / Date completed May 90 / Signature M. Goodwin / (black ink on label on frame)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist