Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near El Azerat
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 1/2 x 6 15/16 inches (6.4 x 17.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower left: "near El Azerat. 8.30.AM. March 1. 1867; inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower right: "(571)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "155. up"; inscribed in graphite, center: "next above lowest- left"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "306"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.266
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | rocks (landforms) | boats | sails | landscape | water | cliffs | river | river
Associated Places:
Africa | Nile | Sohag | Upper Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5318