Middle Egypt, Sioutz
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
240 x 350 mm; 735 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499375.12.1
Summary
One of a pair in a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. Depicts a street scene with a cobbled street, and a tall building to the left with a rectangular entrance. Group of figures in the foreground and two figures in the foreground to the right, one with a pipe. In the distance are bushes and palm trees and there is a town in the background with various towers. Mounted within a bound portfolio.
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, this set is the third portfolio.
Marks and inscriptions
Middle Egypt Siouz / (hand-written pencil on mount, top left corner)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist