Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British, People on the Road Near Kalicut, Malabar, undated
- Title:
People on the Road Near Kalicut, Malabar
- Former Title(s):
Coolies on the Road Near Kalicut, Malabar
- Date:
- undated
- Medium:
- Watercolor, gouache, and gum arabic on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 × 15 9/16 inches (25.4 × 39.5 cm)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2006.14.30
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- figures (representations) | jungle | landscape | trees | vegetation
- Associated Places:
- Calicut | India | Malabar Coast
- Access:
- View by request in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54378
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Edward Lear arrived in Calicut in October 1874 just as the monsoon began. He was warned about the dangers of contracting fever but stayed despite the pouring rain until the skies were clear enough to draw the laborers harvesting coconuts and bananas. He described the roads around Calicut as “of such redundant beauty one can hardly dream.” Gallery label for A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
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