Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
San Marino
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 5/8 x 8 7/8 inches (6.7 x 22.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "9.May.1867. S. Marino & Verrucchio | 8.30. S. Marino | AM." inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower center: "s. Marino all blue green [lilac?]"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(60)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper right: "378"; inscribed in graphite, center right: "219. Longwise"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "lowest"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.334
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | mountains | valleys (landforms) | sky | herd | sheep
Associated Places:
San Marino | Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5386