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Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Title:
Jericho, 7 May 1858
Date:
1858
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/8 x 19 7/8 inches (18.1 x 50.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "Jericho"; lower right: "ruins too compact - only bits"; lower right: "(157)"; extensively inscribed with lighting and coloring notations; inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "6 Longwise"

Watermark: Whatman | [...]

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1932
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
aqueduct | figures (representations) | landscape | mountains | rocks (landforms) | ruins | sand | valley (landform)
Associated Places:
Jericho | Jordan River | West Bank
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6289
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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]

Edward Lear (Royal Academy) (Royal Academy of Arts, 1985-04-20 - 1985-07-14) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, p. 77, no. 53, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA) [YCBA]


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