Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Gebel Sheikh Eredi
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 7/16 x 4 15/16 inches (8.7 x 12.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Gebel Sheikh Eredi. 1.5.PM March 2.1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "579"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "156 up | Lowest"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "311"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.277
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | rocks (landforms) | figures (representations) | landscape | water | cliffs | river | river | riverbank
Associated Places:
Nile | Upper Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5329