Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Sowadi, 8:30 am, 4 January 1867 (65)
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 9/16 x 9 1/4 inches (14.1 x 23.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "Sowadi. 8.30. Jany. 4. 1867"; in brown ink, lower right: "(65)"; Verso: in graphite, upper left: "13. up. | Top"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.86
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
beach | boats | landscape | river | water | palm trees | sky | marine art | sand
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, p. 82, no. 60, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5109