Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Harry John Johnson, 1826–1884, British
Title:
Aloes and Prickly Pears, Tarragona, Spain
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 15 inches (26 × 38.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: " Aloes & pricly pears | Tarragona, Spain. Sep 13th | Ecsavara y higos [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1299
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | sea | fort | pears
Associated Places:
Spain | Cataluña | Tarragona
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, pp. 161, 163, no. 182, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:10707