Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Maimoun
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 1 9/16 x 11 5/8 inches (4 x 29.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "near Maimoun. Jany 2. 1.45PM.1867. no end of Geese. Sand hills [very?] light off sand and water."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(31)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: 6. up | next below Top"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.76
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
geese | sky | landscape | marine art | sails | boats | river | river | hills | water | sand
Associated Places:
Nile | Africa | Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5099