Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
S. Pietro Degli Agostiniani. Leonessa.
Date:
1844
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, brown wash, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 7/8 x 9 11/16 inches (25.1 x 24.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "Leonessa | 3. October. 1844."; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "(13)"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "S. Pietro Degli Agostiniani"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "36a"; inscribed in graphite, center: "X [symbol?] upright | Top | Lowest"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.49
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
figure (representation) | bell tower | church | mountains | doorway | wall | stone | windows | architectural subject
Associated Places:
Leonessa | Terminillo, Monte | Lazio | Rieti | Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4904