Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Edfu or Kilh
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, wove paper, mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 9/16 x 7 1/8 inches (9 x 18.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Near Edfoo or Kilh - 4.P.M. 25.Jany.1867. Palms catch light"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: '226"; verso: inscribed in graphite, cener: "161"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.150
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
palm trees | hill | river | water | boats | riverbank | sky | landscape | river | wall
Associated Places:
Edfu | Egypt | Nile | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5182