Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Ekhmim
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and pen and black ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 15/16 x 10 15/16 inches (7.5 x 27.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: " Near Ekmmm. 9.30.PM. 11.Jany. 1867."; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: "Pelican | Domes white"; inscribed in pen and black ink, lower right: "(124)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "29 up"; inscribed in graphite, center: "next below Top"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.116
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sand | river | trees | mosques | mounds | figures (representations) | landscape
Associated Places:
Nile | Akhmim | Upper Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5140