Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
El Kab
Date:
1854
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and red ink on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 1/2 x 6 1/8 inches (6.4 x 15.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and red ink, lower left: "El Kab. 5PM. 25 Jany", inscribed in pen and red ink, lower right: "(128)"; Verso: inscribed in pen and black ink, center: "26 Lowest", inscribed in graphite, lower center: "91"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George E. Dix, B.A. 1934, M.A. 1942
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1999.31.12
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
desert | sand | landscape | river | hills
Associated Places:
Kab, El | Nile | Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:45722