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Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
256 x 372 mm; 735 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499377.9
Summary
One of a pair in a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A landscape with dark sloping grass in the foreground and a city in the background. In the foreground are two figures, one seated, the other pointing to the right. In the middle distance is a plain below the grass with a green tent surrounded by horses and a small group of figures. The plain also has a group of buildings beside a winding path to the left. Large city in the far distance with a domed building/mosque and the city is surrounded by water on the left and right. 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
[a]ne / No 11 / (hand-written pencil on mount, right side)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist