Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British, Gebel Sheikh Eredi from Gau el Kebir, 1867
- Title:
- Gebel Sheikh Eredi from Gau el Kebir
- Additional Title(s):
- Gebel el-Sheikh el-Haridi from Qaw el-Kebir
- Date:
- 1867
- Materials & Techniques:
- Graphite, gouache, pen and blue ink and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 2 1/16 x 11 13/16 inches (5.2 x 30 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and blue ink, over graphite, lower left: "G. S. Eredi. from Gau el Kebir. 10. Jany. 1867. 8.AM. boats very sharp dark."; inscribed in pen and blue ink, lower right: "upper row of jugs - w - lower, ok'ry brown reflected | (112)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: 27 up | next below top"; inscribed in graphite, center right: "109"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1997.7.107
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- boats | landscape | marine art | river | river | water
- Associated Places:
- Africa | Egypt | Nile | Qaw el Kebir
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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