Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
A Weasel
Date:
1832
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen in brown ink, with gouache and gum over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 3/8 x 11 inches (18.7 x 27.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed verso: "Mustela Putorius. Female. August. 29. 1832."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1318
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
log | fur | weasel | animal art | whiskers
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, p. 45, no. 2, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6137