Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Gebelein
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, white, gouache, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 9/16 x 10 13/16 inches (6.5 x 27.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower left: "Gebeleyn. | 2.15. PM.Feby 23. 1867."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower right: "(542)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "150 up | next below Top"; inscribed in graphite, upper right; "283"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.253
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sand | water | sky | landscape | river | river
Associated Places:
Africa | Qena | Nile | Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5305