Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Gebel Sheikh Eredi from Gau el Kebir
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gouache, pen and blue ink and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 1/16 x 11 13/16 inches (5.2 x 30 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and blue ink, over graphite, lower left: "G. S. Eredi. from Gau el Kebir. 10. Jany. 1867. 8.AM. boats very sharp dark."; inscribed in pen and blue ink, lower right: "upper row of jugs - w - lower, ok'ry brown reflected | (112)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: 27 up | next below top"; inscribed in graphite, center right: "109"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.107
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
boats | landscape | river | water | marine art | river
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Nile | Qaw el Kebir
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5131