Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Salahiyeh
Date:
1867
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown ink on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/8 x 6 5/16 inches (11.1 x 16 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: 'Salihiyeh 6.AM. march 26. 1867"; inscribed in pen and brown ink, center: "deep center. dark aisle - trunks catch gold."; inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "(18) | 18"; Verso: inscribed in graphite, upper left: "171 | up"; inscribed in graphite, center: "Middle"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "360"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Donald C. Gallup, Yale BA 1934, PhD 1939
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1997.7.318
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
palm trees | sky | landscape | figure (representation) | sand
Associated Places:
As Salihiyah | Egypt | Africa
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5370