Exterior of the Temple of el-Derr, Nubia
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Watercolour on paper
Measurements
190 x 245 mm
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499374.7.1
Summary
Watercolour on paper, Exterior of the Temple of el-Derr, Nubia by Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839). One painting from a set of landscapes; LYM.D.008.7(1) depicts a man sits draped in a blue cloak, in the entrance to a chamber made of large pieces of stone. Inside are several rectangular openings surrounded by hieroglyphics and a doorway at the end leads to another chamber. The second watercolour (LYM.D.008.7(2) (Temple at Amada) depicts two visible walls of a ruined temple with two figures seated infront. The left wall has a doorway and the facing wall has an opening revealing a chamber with hieroglyphics. A collapsed tower sits on top with a sealed window. Two low walls in front of the temple-lead to a basement(?). Mounted together within the same frame.
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), publisher