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 medium, slightly textured, blue laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 3/8 x 6 5/16 inches (8.6 x 16 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: "Abooseer. 12.25.PM. 4. Feby. 1867"; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right: "(346)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "90 up"; inscribed in graphite, center: "next above lowest | right."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.195
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | rocks (landforms) | landscape | figures (representations) | water | cliffs | waves (natural events)
Associated Places:
Africa | Sudan | Abusir
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5238