Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Memphis
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 3/4 x 7 11/16 inches (9.5 x 19.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Memphis. 8.AM. March 15.1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "610A"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "Longwise. | 164 Top Line - left"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "326"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.291
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
figure study | bust | sculpture | stone
Associated Places:
Africa | Lower Egypt | Memphis
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5343