Kardassy, No 15, Nubia
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
250 x 350 mm
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499374.13.2
Summary
One from a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. Kardassy, No.15, Nubia depicts a man standing with a walking stick next to a seated woman, in front of a man-made trench. In the background is a ruined temple made of four fluted columns with joining horizontal stones on top. A shorter column in the centre has carving of a face. On the right, the Nile lined with palm trees is visible with land on the other side. The second watercolour (No.29, Deboud, Nubia) depicts an outdoor scene in a grassy area with tall palm trees on either side. Three figures stand with draped clothing in front of a ruined temple. The temple has three pylons with rectangular openings in front of a building with three fluted columns and tapering roof. 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