The Temple of Ramesses II, Gerf Hussein, Nubia. No.50
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
580 x 740 mm
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499374.9
Summary
One of a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A desert scene with a fragment of a stone head lying centrally in the sand. Two male figures are seated beside a wall into which three standing figures are carved. A wall to the left has balustrade shaped columns and extends into the distance. In the far distance, a group of six figures are congregated around a large doorway in the rock. Mounted within 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