Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Salonica, from my Room Window, 11 Sept. 1848, after Sunset
Date:
1848
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink, over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/8 × 10 1/8 inches (17.5 × 25.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in penand brown ink, lower left: "Salonica. | from my room window. | 11 Sept. 1848. after sunset."; in brown ink, lower right: "all shade [illeg.] tops of the | Bulberry trees | mountains incorrect a [confused?] | 3"; in graphite, lower right: [crossed out in graphite]"2"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "0757"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Elizabeth S. Tower
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.9.13
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
windows | trees | mountains | buildings | minaret | cityscape | sky
Associated Places:
Greece | Salonica | Thessalonica
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:4441