Interior of Armenian Convent, Jerusalem
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
260 x 370 mm; 740 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499376.7.2
Summary
One of a pair in a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. An outdoor scene set against a cloudy background in a courtyard. Two figures in the foreground stand on the paved floor of the courtyard; an old man with a beard facing and a younger man to the right. The courtyard has a wooden hut on the right infront of a grey building with railings running upwards and foliage climbing towards the base. Across the courtyard in the background a building has two archways at the entrance, rectangular windows, and a wooden canopy with foliage with a wooden room as the upper storey. 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