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 3/4 x 6 13/16 inches (7 x 17.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower left: "Dendera. | 7.15. AM. 16. Jany. 1867"; inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower right: "173B"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "147"; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "141"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "188"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.135
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
ruins | desert | sky | landscape | temple | riverbank | river
Associated Places:
Africa | Upper Egypt | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5159