Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Belbeis
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/16 x 6 5/16 inches (10.3 x 16 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Belbeis. 7.25.AM. March 1867."; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper center: "349"; inscribed in graphite, center left: "169"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, center: "up | Top"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.307
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sky | camel (mammal) | palm trees | structures (single built works) | sand | landscape | figures (representations)
Associated Places:
Egypt | Bilbeis | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5359