Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
On the Road, Two Hours from Tepelene, 19 April 1857
Date:
1857
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen in brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 12 7/16 inches (22.5 x 31.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "2 hours from | Tepelene"; lower right; "on the road, 2 hours from | [Tewedenern?]"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper right: "32"; center; "upright | Lowest"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.64
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | tree | Stone buildings | grass | figures
Associated Places:
Tepelenë
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, p. 72, no. 47, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4924