Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Kulat Adde, near Abu Simbel
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 9/16 x 7 11/16 inches (6.5 x 19.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Kulat Adde. | near Abou Simbl. 8.AM. Feby. 8. 1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: ""(368)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "223"; inscribed in graphite, center: 97 up. lowest (right)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.203
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
water | lake | hills | riverbank | structures (single built works) | landscape | boat | pyramid (tomb)
Associated Places:
Nubia | Lake Nasser | Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5246