Bazaar Cairo
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
262 x 265 mm; 735 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499375.23
Summary
One of a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A street scene in an enclosed courtyard with shops on either side and figures nearby. The shops have carpets, other goods hanging outside, and a female figure in the foreground walks down the street with a child and two dogs nearby. A wooden roof covers the street and in the background a building is visible with latticed windows. 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 18 / (hand-written pencil on mount, top left corner)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist