Petra
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
360 x 527 mm; 740 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499376.24
Summary
One of a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A desert scene with a large rock formation to the left, casting a shadow in the foreground. A western figure stands dressed in white trousers, blue jacket and hat with his left arm raised, and his right pointing at the ground. He stands facing two females dressed in clothing with only their eyes revealed. Shrubs cover the ground and extending from the right across the background is a rock face with various rectangular entrances and carved facades. 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
No.8 / Petra / (hand-written pencil on mount)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist