Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British, El Areesh, 6:30 pm, 31 March 1867 (33), 1867
- Title:
- El Areesh, 6:30 pm, 31 March 1867 (33)
- Additional Title(s):
- El Arish
- Date:
- 1867
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and gray ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 3 1/8 x 9 inches (7.9 x 22.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink over graphite, upper right: "green blue"; in pen and gray ink over graphite, center: "amber | amber"; in pen and gray ink over graphite, lower left: "El Areesh. | 6.30. PM. March 31. 1867 | 6.30"; in pen and gray ink over graphite, lower right: "(33)"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "176 up | Top"; in graphite, upper right: "368"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1997.7.325
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- camel (mammal) | evening | figures (representations) | landscape | palm trees | sky | smoke | tents
- Associated Places:
- Africa | Arish, Wadi al | Egypt | Sinai Peninsula
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5377
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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. 106, no. 123, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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