Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Edward Lear, 1812–1888, British
Title:
Wady Feiran, Peninsula of Mt. Sinai
Date:
ca. 1880
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash, with pen and gray ink, brown ink, and graphite, with scratching out on medium, slightly textured, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 3/4 × 20 5/8 inches (32.4 × 52.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark: T & SH / Kent
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6077
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
palm trees | landscape | figures (representations) | water | mountains | grass
Associated Places:
Africa | Red Sea | Sinai | Gulf of Suez | Egypt
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, p. 115, no. 135, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6295