Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Sheikh El Wachshee, El Luxor
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 1/16 x 9 1/8 inches (15.4 x 23.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Sheikh El. Wachshee. El Luxor. 4.PM. Jany 21. 1867. (No. 203 was a commencement , of a boat - Condemned."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(204)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "52. 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:
B1997.7.142
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | palm trees | structures (single built works) | pottery | domes | figures (representations) | landscape | genre subject
Associated Places:
Luxor | Luxor | Thebes | Upper Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5166