Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Benout & Assioot
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 1/16 x 11 1/2 inches (5.2 x 29.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower left: "Near benout & Assioot. 2.45. Jany. 8.1867. PM."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "shades of cloud"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "105"; verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "26. up | Top"; inscribed in graphite, center right: "104"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.102
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
boats | landscape | river | water | sky | river
Associated Places:
Africa | Asyut | Nile | Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5125