Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Pettenasco, Lago d'Orta, 4:00 pm, 2 June 1867 (221)
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen and brown ink over graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (10.8 x 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
inscribed in brown ink, lower left: "Pettinasco. Lago D'Orta. 4.PM. June 2. 1867"; in brown ink, lower right: "(221)"; Verso: in graphite, upper left: "284"; in graphite, upper center: "391"; in graphite, center: "Middle"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.346
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
genre subject | study (visual work) | vegetation | grass
Associated Places:
Italy | Piedmont | Orta, Lago d'
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. 107, no. 124, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5398