Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Dakkeh
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, rough, wove paper, mounted on thick, smooth, cream 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, over graphite, lower left: "Dakkeh. 15.Feby. 1867. 9.15.AM"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower right: "479"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.235
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
temple | landscape | river | hill | ruins | riverbank | river | water | boats
Associated Places:
Nubia | Egypt | Nile | Lake Nasser | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5287