Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Sabooa
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, wove paper, mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 9/16 x 7 7/16 inches (9 x 18.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Sabooa."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(444)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper right: "249"; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "[13 Feb '67]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.225
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | sky | sand | water | temple | river | river | lake | landscape | ruins | figure (representation)
Associated Places:
Nile | Lake Nasser | Nubia | Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5277