Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Beer El Abt
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 3/8 x 5 1/4 inches (6 x 13.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "near Beer el Abt. 28. March. 1867"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "24"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "173 up | Top | 364"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "next below"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.321
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
clouds | sky | tents | landscape
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5373