Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British, Turin, Italy, after 1872
- Title:
- Turin, Italy
- 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), Image: 10 1/4 x 20 3/4 inches (26 x 52.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, upper left: "9/ From the long alley's latticed shade"; in black ink, upper right: "Turin, (Italy.)"; Verso: in graphite, upper left: "5834 | Lear"
Watermark: J Whatman / 1872
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.1931
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- barrier | buildings | figures (representations) | landscape | mountains | path | river | stone | trellis | vines
- Associated Places:
- Italy | Piedmont | Po River | Turin
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6288
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Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, p. 115, no. 134, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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