Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Oasis Village
Date:
1854
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 5/8 x 17 inches (24.4 x 43.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink over graphite, lower left: "Es. sioott | 8. March. 1854 | 9. AM. dust !!"; in graphite, lower right: "253"; inscribed with notes throughout
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6214
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | ruins | valley (landform) | figures (representations) | buildings | palm trees | robes | dome | oasis | camels (mammals) | desert | village | hills | sand
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Asyut
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6297