Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Aswan
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 11/16 x 7 5/8 inches (6.8 x 19.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "newr Aswan. 9.AM. 27. Jany. 1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(238)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.157
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
palm trees | hills | river | landscape | boat | riverbank | river | water
Associated Places:
Egypt | Africa | Aswan | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5189