Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
La Cava
Date:
1838
Materials & Techniques:
Oil and watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige-brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 13/16 x 9 13/16 inches (12.2 x 24.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brown oil based color, lower left: "La Cava | June 28 | 1838."; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "121 | upright | Top"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.42
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
study (visual work) | botany | science | plant | vegetation | leaves | botanical subject
Associated Places:
Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4897