Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Luxor
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/4 x 6 13/16 inches (8.3 x 17.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "22 January, 1867 | 5.20.PM. Luxor."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(211)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "153"; inscribed in graphite, center: "53 up | Top."; inscribed in graphite, [crossed out] center right: "next below top | left"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.144
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hill | sky | water | river | landscape | river
Associated Places:
Africa | Thebes | Nile | Upper Egypt | Luxor
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5168