Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Dendera
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, wove paper, mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 9/16 x 7 15/16 inches (9 x 20.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Dedera. 15 Jany. 1867."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "159"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "136"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.130
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
desert | sand | landscape | river | temple | architectural subject | ruins | sky
Associated Places:
Africa | Upper Egypt | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5154