Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Pettenasco, Lago d'Orta
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 11/16 x 8 9/16 inches (9.4 x 21.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower left: "Pettinasco. Lago d'Orta. 4.5.PM June 2. 1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower right: "(222)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "284 up | next above Lowest"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "392"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.347
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | landscape | lake | trees | leaves
Associated Places:
Lago d'Orta | Piedmont | Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5399