Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Gebel Sheikh Eredi
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 9/16 x 12 7/8 inches (11.6 x 32.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and blue ink, lower left: "1.45.PM. Jany 10. 1867. Gebel skh Eredi."; inscribed in pen and blue ink, lower right: "(117)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "28 up | Top"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.111
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
camels (mammals) | landscape | figures (representations) | boat | sail | cliffs | river | river | water | sand
Associated Places:
Upper Egypt | Africa | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5135