Jerusalem
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
345 x 510 mm; 740 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499376.8
Summary
One of a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. An outdoor scene framed by two ruined walls in the foreground set against a cloudy sky. There are three figures in the foreground, one seated and one female balancing a basket on her head; they are in front of the ruined wall. A city stretches across the middle distance with high walls with rectangular openings and a tall white tower with balcony at the top stands on the left. The city walls have plants climbing down the sides. 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
Jerusalem / (hand-written pencil on mount, below image)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist