Abu Simbel, 1:00 pm, 9 February 1867 (384)

Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British, Abu Simbel, 1:00 pm, 9 February 1867 (384), 1867

Creator:: Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:: Abu Simbel, 1:00 pm, 9 February 1867 (384)
Date:: 1867
Medium:: Watercolor with pen and brown ink and gouache over graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 7/8 x 10 1/16 inches (9.8 x 25.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "1.PM.Feby 9.1867. Abou Simbl"; in brown ink, lower right: "(384)"; Verso: in graphite, upper left: "up 92 | next below A"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1997.7.209
Classification:: Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: desert | hills | lake | landscape | monument | sand | temples | valleys (landforms) | water
Associated Places:: Abu Simbel | Africa | Aswan High Dam | Egypt | Lake Nasser | Nubia
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