Tyre
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839)
Category
Art / Drawings and watercolours
Date
1841 - 1842
Materials
Paper, Watercolour paint
Measurements
260 x 356 mm; 735 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499377.9.2
Summary
One of a pair in a set of landscapes; watercolour on paper. A harbour scene with beach in the foreground set against a violet coloured sky. Two female figures stand on the beach near a reclining male figure and there are other figures on the beach walking towards a city. Stretch of water to the right in front of the city which has a pointed tower on the left and there are small boats on the water to the 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
Tyre / No 10 / (hand-written pencil on mount, right side)
Makers and roles
Anton Schranz (Ochsenhausen, Austria 1769 - Malta 1839), artist