Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Deir Kadige
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 1 15/16 x 5 15/16 inches (4.9 x 15.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand in pen and brown ink center: "pale w"; in artist's hand in pen and brown ink center right: "green"; in artist's hand in pen and brown ink lower left: "4:40 PM March 7. 1867 Deir Kadige."; in artist's hand in pen and brown ink lower right: "dark grey water"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Marjorie D. Wynne
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2010.1
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
desert | structures (single built works) | landscape | river | water | palm trees | buildings | domes | river
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:61945