Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Abu Simbel
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/16 x 7 1/2 inches (12.9 x 19.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "9. Feby. 1867. | partly memory. (A.381)"; verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "93 | 98" (98 crossed out); inscribed in graphite, center: "Longwise. | upper"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "229"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "[A.M]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.207
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | carvings | figures (representations) | lake | stone | monument | temple | water
Associated Places:
Abu Simbel | Nubia | Egypt | Africa | Nasser, Lake
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5257