Dead Sea from Mount of Olives
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
340 x 505 mm; 740 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499376.12
Summary
One of a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A outdoor scene of a grassy plane with a wall rising on the left side. A group of three figures, one female, are seated in the foreground with one playing an instrument. There is a low wall on the right and a group of buildings to the left with two items of clothing draped on them. Behind the buildings, a small building with a domed roof stands on top of a hill. The plane extends into the distance with the sea and mountains visible beyond. 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 fourth portfolio.
Marks and inscriptions
Dead Sea from Mount of Olives / (hand-written pencil on mount, below image)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist