Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Zereeba, near Belbeis
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches (7 x 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "6.30AM March 24.- Zereeba- near Belbeis."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(4)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "168. up | Lowest"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "348"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.306
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
camels (mammals) | sky | robes | turbans | figures (representations) | study (visual work) | genre subject | landscape | sand | trees
Associated Places:
Africa | Belbeis | Bilbays | Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5358