Entrance to Pyramid of Cheops
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
315 x 250 mm; 735 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499375.15.1
Summary
One of a pair in a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. Depicts a scene with two figures, one seated on a block of stone, to the right of a square entrance to a pyramid. The pyramid is constructed from large blocks of stone with a triangular piece above the entrance. 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
Entrance to Pyramid of Cheops / (hand-written pencil on mount, left side of image)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist