Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Sabooa
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/16 x 7 1/2 inches (10.3 x 19.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Sabooa | 13 Feby. 6.50.AM.1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(441)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "246"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.222
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | ruins | landscape | river | temple | sand
Associated Places:
Africa | Egypt | Nubia | Lake Nasser | Nile
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5274