Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Just above Ekhmim
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and pen and black ink on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 9/16 x 11 1/4 inches (9 x 28.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink over graphite, lower left: "just above Khmm. 8.AM. 11.January 1867."; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right: "123"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "29 up | Top"; inscribed in graphite, center right: "117"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.115
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sand | landscape | river | water | boat | river | mounds | figures (representations)
Associated Places:
Africa | Sohag | Nile | Upper Egypt | Akhmim
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5139