Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British, Kom el Amhr, 1:00 pm, 4 January 1867 (68), 1867
- Title:
- Kom el Amhr, 1:00 pm, 4 January 1867 (68)
- Additional Title(s):
- el-Kom el-Ahmar
- Date:
- 1867
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 1/2 x 9 3/16 inches (14 x 23.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "Kom el Amhr. 1.PM. Jany. 4. 1867."; in brown ink, lower right: "(68)"; Verso: in graphite, upper left: "13. up | Lowest"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1997.7.87
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boats | figures (representations) | hill | landscape | palm trees | river | river | sky | structures (single built works) | temples | water
- Associated Places:
- Africa | As Said | Aswan | Egypt | Kom al Ahmar | Nile
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5110
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Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, p. 82, no. 61, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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