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Edward Lear

Corfu from near the Village of Virós, 1858

Description

Maker

  • Edward Lear, 1812-1888, English

Title

Corfu from near the Village of Virós

Year

1858

Medium

Oil on paper mounted on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • paper mounted on canvas

Dimensions

40.3 x 25.2 cm (15 7/8 x 9 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscribed on back of stretcher:Corfû from near the Village of Viro

Place

Greece

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of the Honorable Theodore Francis Green

Object Number

56.085

Projects & Publications

Publications

How Pleasant to Know Mr. Lear

Watercolors by Edward Lear from Rhode Island Collections

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Intermission

December 16, 2016 - July 2, 2017

From the Reserve I

April 9 - August 3, 1994

European Painting and Sculpture, circa 1770-1937

October 18, 1991 - January 26, 1992

To Look on Nature

February 3 - March 5, 1972

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