Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Tough
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/16 x 4 3/4 inches (7.8 x 12.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower left: "Tough. 8.30.AM. Feby.25. 1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, over graphite, lower right: "(550)"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "289 | 597"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.256
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
palm trees | landscape | marine art | figures (representations) | boat | sail | river | riverbank | hills | sand
Associated Places:
Africa | Qena | Naqâda | Nile | Upper Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5308