Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Pettenasco, Lago d'Orta
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 x 6 5/16 inches (10.8 x 16 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower left: "Pettinasco. | Lago d'Orta. | 4.14.PM. | JUne 2. 1867."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower center: "ears light off"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower right: "grass | vines richer. | (223)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "284 up | Lowest | left"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.348
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | lake | grass | trees
Associated Places:
Piedmont | Lago d'Orta | Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5400