Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Gebel S. Eredi; 8:45 A.M., 10 Jan. 1867 (114)
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pen and blue ink on medium, slightly textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 3/16 × 5 11/16 inches (8.1 × 14.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and blue ink, lower left: "Gebel Eredi. 8.45.AM. Jany 10. 1867."; inscribed in pen and blue ink, lower center: "foreground emmensly dark | in constrast with extreme light of [distance?] | pale blue | reflect Gebel - quiet calm"; inscribed in pen and blue ink, over graphite, lower right: "(114)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1998.25.12
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors-Sketchbooks
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:14692