Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Opposite Kom Ombos Abu Jer
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 1/2 x 1 5/8 inches (6.3 x 4.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "7.50.AM. | Opposite Kon Ombos. Abou Jer= | Feby 2?__1867. =dans in | Palms."; Verso: inscribed in graphite, center: "148 up | Top right."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.303
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
palm trees | genre subject | study (visual work)
Associated Places:
Egypt | Aswan | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5355