Arch called Ecce Homo, Jerusalem
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
263 x 370 mm; 740 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499376.7
Summary
One of a pair in a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. An outdoor scene with a street lined with stone walls with a central arch over the street in the middle distance. Two figures stand in the foreground to the right wearing dark clothes, one with his right arm raised. In the background, other figures are walking along the street and the arch with a small room at the top, which joins the two walls flanking the street; the street extends into the distance. 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 6 / (hand-written pencil on mount)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist