Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Near Wady Halfeh
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/16 x 5 1/4 inches (7.8 x 13.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "5.30.PM. 6. Feby. 1867. near Wady Halfeh"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "364"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper center: "220 | up 97 | next below A"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.200
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | architectural subject | palm trees | landscape | sand | structure (single built work) | river | lake
Associated Places:
Sudan | Lake Nasser | Africa | Wadi Halfa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5243