Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Between Bir El Abt
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 x 9 inches (14 x 22.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Between Bin E Abt-[?] | 29-March. 1867. 3.30.PM"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "29.March 1867 | 3.30.PM"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(25)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "173 up | Middle"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "365"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.322
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | camels (mammals) | landscape | genre subject | tents | figures (representations) | sand | camp sites (temporary settlements)
Associated Places:
Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5374