Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Abu Seer
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and black ink on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 5/16 x 9 7/8 inches (8.4 x 25.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: "Abooseer. 9.45.Feby.4.1867"; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right: "(342)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "87 Longwise. | upper right"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "212"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.193
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | rocks (landforms) | river | riverbank | water | sand | landscape
Associated Places:
Africa | Sudan | Abusir
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5235