Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Gezir Sherg el Hian
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and gray ink on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches (7.3 x 25.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower left: "near Gezir Sherg el Hian. 1.30.PM. - 13. Jany 1867 (Belad Shekh Bizek?)."; inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower right: "(137)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "32. up. | next below Top"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.122
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | boat | riverbank | river | water | pigeon houses | trees | river | sail
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5146