Author ss: Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British / Credit Line: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

1. Philae, Egypt

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1863
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 10 13/16 x 21 inches (27.5 x 53.3 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

2. The Marble Rocks — Nerbudda Jubbolpore

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1882
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 15 x 9 1/2 inches (38.1 x 24.1 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

3. The Forest of Valdoniello, Corsica

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1869
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 36 1/8 x 58 1/8 inches (91.8 x 147.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

4. Mount Athos and the Monastery of Stavronikétes

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1857
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:: 13 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (34.3 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Paintings and Sculpture
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
On View:: Not on view

5. People on the Road Near Kalicut, Malabar

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and gum arabic on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 × 15 9/16 inches (25.4 × 39.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Views of Sicily

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Materials & Techniques:: Various media, including: black pencil or chalk with some white chalk on blue paper; gouache; some squared
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Gozo, near Malta

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1866
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen in brown ink over graphite on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 5/16 x 9 3/4 inches (16 x 24.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. Wied Zurrik (Malta)

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1848
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 × 13 3/4 inches (25.4 × 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. Albania

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: between 1848 and 1849
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen in brown ink and brown wash over graphite on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 3/16 x 9 13/16 inches (13.2 x 24.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. A Weasel

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
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)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Abu Simbel, 11-11:30 am, 8 February 1867 (374)

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1867
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen and brown ink, pen and black ink and graphite on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 3/4 × 20 1/8 inches (34.9 × 51.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Vignette

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Palermo

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Monte Pellegrino

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

15. Cefalù

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. Pantalica

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Mola

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. Palermo

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Landscape Study

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. Palermo

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. Borghetto

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Rocca di Falconiera

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. Segesta

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Sommantino

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

25. Cefalù

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

26. Landscape Study with Ancient Ruins

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

27. Termini

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

28. Segesta

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

29. Favara

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

30. Agrigento

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

31. Agrigento

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

32. Pantalica

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

33. Agrigento

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

34. Syracuse

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: ca. 1845
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

35. Syracuse

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

36. Catania

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

37. Castel D'Aci

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

38. Syracuse

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

39. Taormina

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

40. Taormina

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

41. Graphite sketch on loose sheet

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 1/4 x 11 3/4in. (23.5 x 29.8cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

42. View near Palermo

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1847
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/2 x 19 1/8 inches (31.8 x 48.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

43. The Pontine Marshes above Terracina

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: ca. 1880
Materials & Techniques:: Pen in brown ink with brown wash over graphite on very thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 3/8 x 12 7/16 inches (23.8 x 31.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

44. The Capo Sant' Angelo, Amalfi

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: ca. 1885
Materials & Techniques:: Pen in gray and black ink with gray wash over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 8 13/16 x 13 1/8 inches (22.4 x 33.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

45. The Dead Sea, 16 and 17 April 1858

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: April 16 and 17, 1858
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink with watercolor over graphite on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 14 1/2 x 21 3/4 inches (36.8 x 55.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

46. Tollygunge, Calcutta

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with goauche, and scratching out over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/8 x 10 3/8 inches (16.2 x 26.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

47. Siracusa, 12. June 1847

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1847
Materials & Techniques:: Pen in brown ink over graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 15 13/16 x 11 9/16 inches (40.2 x 29.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

48. Oasis Village

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1854
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 5/8 x 17 inches (24.4 x 43.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

49. A Study of Ferns, Civitella

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1842
Materials & Techniques:: Oil on moderately thick, moderately textured, green wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 3/16 x 7 9/16 inches (15.7 x 19.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

50. A View of the Pine Woods Above Cannes

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1869
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gumming with pen in brown and blue ink, and scraping out, over graphite on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 x 20 3/16 inches (16.7 x 51.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

51. Jericho, 7 May 1858

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1858
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 19 7/8 inches (18.1 x 50.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

52. Amada, 9:30 am, 12 February 1867

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1867
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 7/8 x 13 3/4 inches (12.4 x 34.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

53. Catania

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1847
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, and graphite on medium, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 14 1/2 inches (19.4 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

54. New Harbour, Malta

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1866
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with pen in brown ink and gouache, over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 20 7/8 inches (18.1 x 53 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

55. Wady Feiran, Peninsula of Mt. Sinai

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: ca. 1880
Materials & Techniques:: Gray wash, with pen and gray ink, brown ink, and graphite, with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/4 × 20 5/8 inches (32.4 × 52.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

56. Turin, Italy

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: after 1872
Materials & Techniques:: Pen in brown ink with brown wash over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches (34.3 x 54.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

57. Illustration to Tennyson's "You Ask Me Why": Areka Palms, Ratanapooru, Ceylon - `I will see before I die The Palms and Temples of the South'

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray ink, and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 13/16 x 5 13/16 inches (9.7 x 14.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

58. Bavella, Corsica

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: ca. 1868
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and brown ink, pen and black ink, brown wash, and graphite on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 × 14 1/2 inches (22.9 × 36.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

59. A View of the Harbour at Cannes

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1869
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, graphite and scraping out on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 9/16 x 20 1/8 inches (16.7 x 51.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

60. Illustration to Tennyson's "The Gardener's Daughter:" Mount Lebanon, Syria - `A Cedar spread his dark green layers of shade'

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray ink, and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches (9.8 x 14.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

61. Sketchbook

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Date:: 1845-1846
Materials & Techniques:: All graphite, some heightened with white
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 5/8in. (18.7 x 27cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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1. Philae, Egypt

2. The Marble Rocks — Nerbudda Jubbolpore

3. The Forest of Valdoniello, Corsica

4. Mount Athos and the Monastery of Stavronikétes

5. People on the Road Near Kalicut, Malabar

6. Views of Sicily

7. Gozo, near Malta

8. Wied Zurrik (Malta)

9. Albania

10. A Weasel

11. Abu Simbel, 11-11:30 am, 8 February 1867 (374)

12. Vignette

13. Palermo

14. Monte Pellegrino

15. Cefalù

16. Pantalica

17. Mola

18. Palermo

19. Landscape Study

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22. Rocca di Falconiera

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24. Sommantino

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26. Landscape Study with Ancient Ruins

27. Termini

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37. Castel D'Aci

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41. Graphite sketch on loose sheet

42. View near Palermo

43. The Pontine Marshes above Terracina

44. The Capo Sant' Angelo, Amalfi

45. The Dead Sea, 16 and 17 April 1858

46. Tollygunge, Calcutta

47. Siracusa, 12. June 1847

48. Oasis Village

49. A Study of Ferns, Civitella

50. A View of the Pine Woods Above Cannes

51. Jericho, 7 May 1858

52. Amada, 9:30 am, 12 February 1867

53. Catania

54. New Harbour, Malta

55. Wady Feiran, Peninsula of Mt. Sinai

56. Turin, Italy

57. Illustration to Tennyson's "You Ask Me Why": Areka Palms, Ratanapooru, Ceylon - `I will see before I die The Palms and Temples of the South'

58. Bavella, Corsica

59. A View of the Harbour at Cannes

60. Illustration to Tennyson's "The Gardener's Daughter:" Mount Lebanon, Syria - `A Cedar spread his dark green layers of shade'

61. Sketchbook