Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Gebel Sheikh Eredi, (Pigeon House of Er Raineh)
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/16 x 8 9/16 inches (7.8 x 21.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink over graphite, lower left: "Gebel Skh Eredi. 10.Jany 1867. (Pigeon house of Er Raineh.1.15.PM."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(116)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "27. 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:
B1997.7.110
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | water | river | landscape | cliffs
Associated Places:
Upper Egypt | Africa | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5134