Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British, Near Tafa, 5:50 pm, 16 February 1867 (505A), 1867
- Title:
- Near Tafa, 5:50 pm, 16 February 1867 (505A)
- Date:
- 1867
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, pen and brown ink, and graphite on thick, rough, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 2 3/8 x 6 7/8 inches (6 x 17.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, center right: "[...]"; in pen and brown ink, lower left:"5.50. PM. Feby. 16 1867. near Tafa."; in pen and brown ink, lower right: "A | 505"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "137. up | Lowest"; in graphite, upper right: "271"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1997.7.244
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cliffs | landscape | palm trees | river | river | rocks (landforms) | sky | water
- Associated Places:
- Africa | Egypt | Nile | Nubia
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5296
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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]
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, p. 102, no. 111, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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