Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Mt. Orfano
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 7/16 x 10 1/8 inches (8.7 x 25.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Mt. Orfano.5.15.PM of May 1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Mt. Orfano. | 5.15.PM | May 21.1867."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(154)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: 256 up" | 387"; inscribed in graphite, center: "Lowest"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.343
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | sky | tree
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5395