Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Wied Zurrik (Malta)
Date:
1848
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 × 13 3/4 inches (25.4 × 34.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "Wied Zurrihk. 11 March. 10. AM (121)"; in graphite, center: "sea dark | purple gray"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper center: "Up One of 8[6?]"; in pen and brown ink, upper center: "22. | upright | Lowest"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1316
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cliffs | rocks (landforms) | landscape | sea | sky
Associated Places:
Malta | Zurrieq | Mediterranean Sea
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6135