Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Benout
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 13/16 x 11 13/16 inches (7.1 x 30 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Near Benout. 1.15. 8.Jany. 1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "104"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "25.up | Lowest"; inscribed in graphite, center, right: "103"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.101
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | boats | sails | landscape | marine art | water | river | river
Associated Places:
Nile | Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5124