Petra near the ravine
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
342 x 510 mm; 735 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499377.4
Summary
One of a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A desert scene with dark brown rocks to the left and in the foreground. A seated figure in the foreground wearing draped clothing looks out onto a rock face situated in the middle distance. A group of small buildings is carved out of the rock to the left, one with a pedimented doorway. The right hand side of the rock face has a carved rectangular entrance beside a small flight of stairs. 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 fifth portfolio.
Marks and inscriptions
No 7 / (hand-written pencil on mount, top left corner)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist