Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Gau el Kebir
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 7 inches (7 x 17.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "6.PM. | Jany 9. 1867 near Gau el Kebir."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(110)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "107'
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.105
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | sails | boats | marine art | river | river | water
Associated Places:
Qaw el Kebir | Upper Egypt | Africa | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5129