Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British, Illustration to Tennyson's "The Gardener's Daughter:" Mount Lebanon, Syria - `A Cedar spread his dark green layers of shade', undated
- Title:
- Illustration to Tennyson's "The Gardener's Daughter:" Mount Lebanon, Syria - `A Cedar spread his dark green layers of shade'
- Date:
- undated
- Materials & Techniques:
- Pen and black ink, gray ink, and gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches (9.8 x 14.9 cm), Mount: 5 3/8 x 8 inches (13.7 x 20.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in pen and black ink, on mount, upper left: "82"; lower left: "A Cedar spread his dark green layers of shade. | (The Gardener's daughter) Mount Lebanon. | Syria."; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "1880"; upper right: "27"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2001.2.987
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cedar | landscape | sky | tree
- Associated Places:
- Syria
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:46373
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Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
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