Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British, El Areesh (Torrens Ægypti), 1867
- Title:
- El Areesh (Torrens Ægypti)
- Additional Title(s):
- El Arish
- Date:
- 1867
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, graphite, pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, blue wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 2 9/16 x 8 15/16 inches (6.5 x 22.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: "El Areesh | (Torrens Aegypte) 6.30.AM.Aril 1, 1867; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "39"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "176 up"; inscribed in brown ink, upper center: "next above lowest"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1997.7.328
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- landscape | palm trees | sand | sea | sky
- Associated Places:
- Africa | Arish, Wadi el | Egypt | Sinai Peninsula
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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