Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Philae
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/4 x 5 11/16 inches (8.3 x 14.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Pilae 3.AM."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower right: "528"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "147. Longwise | middleline | right"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.250
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
rocks (landforms) | landscape | island | river | river | water
Associated Places:
Africa | Nile | Philae | Aswan High Dam | Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5302