Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Dishna
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, white gouache, pen and brown ink on thick, moderately textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 1 5/16 x 5 7/8 inches (3.3 x 14.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "near Dishne Feby 27 .5.20PM"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(559)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.260
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | camels (mammals) | marine art | landscape | genre subject | figures (representations) | boat | river | hill
Associated Places:
Nile | Dishna | Qina | Upper Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5312