Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
View on the Nile
Date:
1854
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and red ink on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 5/8 x 9 1/8 inches (6.7 x 23.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and red ink, lower right: "39"; Verso: inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper left: "7 uppermost", inscribed in graphite, lower center: "78"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George E. Dix, B.A. 1934, M.A. 1942
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1999.31.13
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
palm trees | landscape | river | riverbank | sky | water | river | reflection (optics)
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:45724