Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Dendera
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 11/16 x 6 11/16 inches (6.8 x 17 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: " Dendera. Jany 15.1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "160"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: " 37. up | middle - left"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.131
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sand | desert | architectural subject | landscape | temple | river | ruins
Associated Places:
Africa | Upper Egypt | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5155