Convent of Mar Saha
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
345 x 510 mm; 740 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499376.17
Summary
One of a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. An outdoor scene with a dark rock formation rising on the right and casting a shadow. Two male figures sit at the base of the formation, one holding a walking stick; the rock formation contrasts with the cream colour of the buildings and rocks behind. Buildings rise out of the cream rock and there are two towers on top of the rock, one central and one to the left. 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
Mar Saha / No 19 / (hand-written pencil on mount)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist