Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Salahiyeh
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 7/16 x 9 7/8 inches (8.7 x 25.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Salahiyeh.2.30.PM. March 25.1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "13"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "170 up"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, upper center: "next above B"; inscribed in graphite, center: "Middle."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.313
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
camels (mammals) | sky | palm trees | camp sites (temporary settlements) | building | sand | genre subject | landscape | figures (representations) | tents | turbans
Associated Places:
As Salihiyah | Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5365