Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Dendera
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, 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: "(10) (162)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "37. up | next above lowest | left"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.132
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sand | desert | architectural subject | landscape | temple | ruins
Associated Places:
Africa | Upper Egypt | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5156