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Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888
Title:
Silsilis
Additional Title(s):
Gebel el-Silsila
Date:
1854
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and red ink on moderately thick, rough, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/16 x 6 1/16 inches (7.8 x 15.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in pen and red ink over graphite, lower right: " Silsilis | 9.AM. 27. Janr. 1854 | (138)"; inscribed on verso in pen and black ink, left center: "28 Lowest"; in graphite, lower center: "94"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George E. Dix, B.A. 1934, M.A. 1942
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1999.31.1
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
desert | figures (representations) | landscape | men | river | river | robes | ruins | structure (single built work) | temple | water
Associated Places:
Africa | Aswan | Egypt | Nile
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:45699
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