Karmel
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
320 x 407 mm; 740 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499376.18.1
Summary
One of a pair in a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A desert scene with a central white tent surrounded by various figures and camels. A male figure stands in the foreground amongst greenery and rubble, resting a rifle on his shoulder next to a seated figure; they are both facing the figures in the background. A ruined building stands on the right with a small arched window and other small rectangular openings. 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
Karmel / (hand-written pencil on mount)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist