The Temple, El Kab or Eileyus, Upper Egypt
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
245 x 360 mm
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499374.23.2
Summary
One painting from a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. The watercolour (El Kab or Eileyus Upper Egypt) depicts a desert scene with a ruined temple standing in broken rubble and stones carved with hieroglyphics. A rectangular archway with columns either side stands in front of a small building with a rectangular opening and collapsed wall in front. Three camels walk in a line in front of a mountain range in the background. The watercolour No. 8, Esne, Upper Egypt depicts a river scene with grassy shore, a group of four figures stand beside the shore and further down is a group of seated figures. They are looking at a double-masted boat on the Nile beside a long row boat and a city is visible on the other side. 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