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Edward Lear

80 works

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Grey pencil drawing of Isola Bella on Lago Maggiore under stormy clouds, with terraced palace gardens, a sailboat and figures

Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore

1839

Watercolor of Hardwar with riverside palaces, pilgrims bathing in the river, and mountains rising behind the town.

Hardwar, India

1875

Dark lava fields in the foreground, a town with red roofs beyond, and snow-capped Mount Etna rising under a pale sky.

Catania and Mount Etna

1847

Watercolor of Olympian Zeus temple ruins on a plain at sunset, with the Acropolis on a hill behind and small figures in the f

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Greece

about 1870

Pen and watercolor sketch of a hilly valley with mountain peaks, rocky foreground and handwritten colour notes.

A View of Kythera, Greece

1863

Pencil sketch of Knowsley Hall with battlemented towers, a columned portico and a lawn framed by trees.

Knowsley Hall

Pencil and brown wash sketch of a country house with chimneys, surrounded by trees, shrubs and a garden path.

A Country House

1834

Pencil sketch of Villa d'Este with a leaning tree on the left, cypresses on the right and a multi-storey villa behind.

Villa d'Este

1866

Pencil and watercolor sketch of Karnak temple ruins with an obelisk and palm tree under a pale sky.

Karnak, 24 February 1867 (545)

1867

Pencil and watercolor sketch of a Nile river view with a sailing boat, desert cliffs, and robed figures.

Just above Ekhmim

1867

Watercolour sketch of a Nile riverbank with tall palms, a figure in blue, sailing boats, and a ruined villa.

Kom el Amhr, 1:00 pm, 4 January 1867 (68)

1867

Panoramic watercolor sketch of a river with layered mountains, palm trees and rocky islets, with handwritten colour notes.

Korosko

1867

Pen and wash sketch of the Karnak temple ruins with a gateway, palm trees, obelisk and a sphinx statue in sand.

Karnak, 9:30 am, 24 February 1867 (546)

1867

Pencil and wash sketch of pale cliffs above a river, with palm trees and low buildings on the left bank.

Kasr es Saiad

1867

Pen and watercolor sketch of several robed standing figures on a yellow-green ground, one wearing a blue garment, labeled Kor

Korti

1867

Pencil landscape sketch of a valley with cypress trees in the foreground and mountains in the distance.

Strongyli

1864

Pen and wash sketch of Karnak at dusk showing broken columns and a flat horizon under a pale sky.

Karnak, 10:00 pm, 22 January 1867 (213)

1867

Pen and watercolor drawing of gnarled cedar trees with spreading branches, small robed figures on rocky ground, and a pale sk

The Cedars of Lebanon

1858

Pen and watercolor landscape of mountain peaks above a village with a church tower, chestnut trees and a lake in the foregrou

La Piana

1868

Pen and brown ink sketch of a hilltop town above a rocky ravine, framed by bare trees, with handwritten notes.

View of Ceriana

1870

Pen and brown ink drawing of jagged cliffs and crashing waves at Capo Sant'Angelo near Amalfi, Italy.

Capo Sant'Angelo, Amalfi

1885

Pencil sketch on grey paper of a mountain valley with a central peak and rocky foreground by Edward Lear, 1845.

Mountainous View from Antrodoco

1845

Sepia drawing of layered mountain ridges in the foreground rising to snow-capped peaks on the horizon under a pale sky.

Mount Kinchinjunga (All Things Fair)

1874

Pencil sketch of an umbrella pine with a wide canopy, plus a shrub study and small architectural fragments on paper.

Umbrella Pine and Other Studies

1839

Pencil sketch of a landscape with trees, a distant town, and small studies of figures carrying baskets below.

Sketches in Italy [recto]

1839

Loose pencil sketch of a sailing ship with rigging and masts above a faint horizon line, by Edward Lear.

A Sailing Ship [verso]

1839

Pencil and ink sketch of a ruined temple on a hill above trees and a sloping landscape, with handwritten colour notes.

Ruined Temple on a Hill

1864

Pencil sketch of Villa Pamphili terraces with statues, balustrades, umbrella pines and distant hills under cloudy sky.

Villa Pamphili

1840

Pen sketch of a rocky desert valley with cliffs, mountains, a seated figure and camels, with handwritten notes.

Wady Mokatteb

1849

Ink and wash drawing of a tall tiered temple tower beside a water tank, with palm trees in the foreground.

Tanjore, India

1884

Grey wash drawing of umbrella pines, ruins and a long aqueduct across the flat Roman Campagna toward distant mountains.

Campagna di Roma

1884

Grey wash drawing of a bay seen from a hillside, with a hilltop tower, coastal village and distant headlands under a cloudy s

View of a Bay from a Hillside (Amalfi)

1884