Djanin
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
250 x 372 mm; 735 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499377.6.1
Summary
One of a pair in a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. An outdoor scene with a watering place surrounded by various stones. A figure walks along a path to the left flanked by trees, terminating in a white tower and dome. To the right of the path, a group of figures with a horse uses a watering place. Town in the distance to the right surrounded by palm trees with a group of people gathered in front. 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
Djanin / (hand-written pencil on mount, vertically down left side)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist