Tombs under the rocks at the base of Pyramids
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
256 x 370 mm; 735 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499375.16.2
Summary
One from a set of three, in a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A landscape with a rock face sloping downwards from left to right. Two figures in the foreground are leaning against a slope made from stones beside a flight of steps. The rock face has a rectangular opening to the left and a central flight of steps with a window above. To the right is a group of figures with a horse near a circular low wall. 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
No 20 / (hand-written pencil on mount, centrally above image)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist