Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Sunset on the Nile
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 5/16 x 5 15/16 inches (5.9 x 15.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "5.30.PM. Jany 26. 1867"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center left: "59 up"; inscribed in pen and black ink, center: "Top"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.156
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | landscape | water | river | river | trees
Associated Places:
Nile | Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5188