Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Sharaone
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 1/8 x 10 inches (5.4 x 25.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Sharaone. noon. 3.Jany. 1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "Shadows of Palms & Stems on uneven mounds. Its my light off"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(45)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center right: "67"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.81
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
palm trees | water | river | landscape | marine art | river | sand | sail | boat
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5104