Edward Lear

Akrotiri, Kanea (April 1864),

Maker

Edward Lear

Title

Akrotiri, Kanea (April 1864)

Medium

gouache, watercolor, ink

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

17.9 x 38.1 cm (7 1/16 x 15 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In brown ink, LR:title in Greek ; Kanea/10am 13. April. 1864/(2) Ink and pencil color notations;green water/foreground very red-ochre cliffs/sea green/bale/aloes/nearer hilly-purple okr.In brown ink, verso, center:upright (appears to be in Lear's hand); in pencil:66/Lowest In pencil, LR:8149

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Anonymous Gift

Object Number

70.118.34

Akrotiri, Kanea (April 1864)

In brown ink, LR:title in Greek ; Kanea/10am 13. April. 1864/(2) Ink and pencil color notations;green water/foreground very red-ochre cliffs/sea green/bale/aloes/nearer hilly-purple okr.In brown ink, verso, center:upright (appears to be in Lear's hand); in pencil:66/Lowest In pencil, LR:8149

Publications

How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear

Watercolors by Edward Lear from Rhode Island Collections

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