Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Nesle Sheikh Hassan, Looking South
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and brown ink on moderately thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 5/16 x 6 7/8 inches (5.9 x 17.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "4 PM. Jany 3. 1867. near Nesle Sheikh Hassan. (looking North.)."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(54)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "10 up. | next above lowest | right"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "73"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.83
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
water | marine art | landscape | river | boats | sky | river | sails
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5106