Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Dendour
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, white, gouache, pen and brown ink on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/16 x 10 1/16 inches (7.8 x 25.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Dendoor. 8.30.AM. Feby.16.1867 far hills xx deep blue purple"; in brown ink, lower right: "(492)"; Verso: in graphite, upper left: "133. up | Lowest"; in graphite, upper right: "266"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.240
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
palm trees | sky | landscape | buildings | temple | river | riverbank | water
Associated Places:
Africa | Nile | Nubia | Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5292