Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Elijah Walton, 1832–1880, British
Title:
Portrait of the Artist's Dromedary
Date:
1862
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 14 inches (25.4 × 35.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: Portrait of my dromedary | going to Sinai."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.4290
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art | camel (mammal) | profile (figure) | portrait
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, pp. 184-5, no. 203, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14134