Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Memphis
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 9/16 x 6 9/16 inches (9 x 16.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Memphis. 9.15.AM. March 15. 1867."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "610B"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, lower center: "164 Longwise | Top line | right"; inscribed in graphite, top right: "327"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.292
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
stone | bust | figure study | sculpture
Associated Places:
Africa | Lower Egypt | Memphis
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5344