Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Shelaal
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, gouache, pen and brown ink on thick, moderately textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 13/16 x 4 7/8 inches (9.7 x 12.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Shelaal | 29. Jany | 1867."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(268)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.166
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
boat | figures (representations) | studies (visual works) | marine art | genre subject
Associated Places:
Nile | Africa | Egypt | Nubia
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5202