Encampment near Hebron with ourselves in foreground
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
360 x 470 mm; 740 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499376.4
Summary
One of a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A desert scene with grass in the foreground and desert behind. Three western male figures are in the foreground amongst the grass, one seated and sketching on a sheet of paper. Behind the bank of grass, the desert stretches into sand dunes and situated on the sand is a group of green and white tents. Near to the tents is a group of camels and figures. 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 4 / (hand-written pencil on mount, top left corner)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist