Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near El Azerat
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 7/16 x 6 15/16 inches (6.2 x 17.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "8.AM. March 1. 1867. near El Azerat."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "569"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "155. up"; inscribed in graphite, center: "next below top - right"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "304"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.264
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
boat | riverbank | sky | landscape | river | water | river
Associated Places:
Africa | Sohag | Nile | Upper Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5316