Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Silsilis
Date:
1854
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and red ink on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/16 x 6 1/16 inches (7.8 x 15.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and red ink over graphite, lower right: " Silsilis | 9.AM. 27. Janr. 1854 | (138)"; inscribed on verso in pen and black ink, left center: "28 Lowest"; in graphite, lower center: "94"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George E. Dix, B.A. 1934, M.A. 1942
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1999.31.1
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
river | desert | ruins | men | river | robes | structure (single built work) | water | figures (representations) | landscape | temple
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Nile | Aswan
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:45699