Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Sheikh Abadeh
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and brown ink on thick, moderately textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 13/16 x 8 15/16 inches (7.1 x 22.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "3.35.PM. Sheekh Abadeh. Jany 6. 1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(88)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, 18. up. | Lowest."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.95
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
marine art | water | river | boat | sky | trees
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Nile | Sheikh-'Ibada
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5118