Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
A Study of Ferns, Civitella
Date:
1842
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on moderately thick, moderately textured, green wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 3/16 x 7 9/16 inches (15.7 x 19.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in green oil paint, lower right: "Civitella."; inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "30 | upright | Top"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.416
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | science | ferns | study (visual work) | leaves (plant materials) | botany
Associated Places:
Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, p. 59, no. 27, , NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6298