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Edward Lear

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Oil sketch of ruined brick arches and a church with a bell tower in Rome, with a fallen column in the foreground.

Temple of Venus and Rome, Rome

1840

Watercolor and pen sketch of a ruined stone temple with doorways beside a river, with palms and a pink horizon.

Amada, 9:30 am, 12 February 1867

1867

Painting of ruined Taormina theatre with Mount Etna, a seated woman and white goats in the foreground.

Vue de Taormine en Sicile avec l'Etna dans le lointain

1852

Oil painting of a crumbling brick ruin on a dry plain with blue mountains and yellow clouds behind it.

Ruins in the Campagna

1888

Painting of a snowy mountain above a bay, with a hilltop monastery at left and robed figures on a path in front.

Mount Athos and the Monastery of Stavronikétes

1857

Painting of a sunlit flat-topped rocky mesa beside the Dead Sea, with shadowed cliffs and distant hills under a warm sky.

Masada on the Dead Sea or Sebbeh on the Dead Sea

1858

Watercolor of the Philae temple on an island in the Nile, with palm trees, granite boulders and hazy mountains under a pale s

Philae, Egypt

1863

Painting of a deep rocky gorge with a hilltop village at left and small figures in red caps on a stone terrace in the foregro

Zagori, Greece

1860

Painting of a seated goatherd with white goats on a hillside overlooking a distant hilltop town and mountains.

Landscape with Goatherd

1842

Painting of pale marble cliffs closing in on a still river, with small bathing figures at lower right under a lavender sky.

The Marble Rocks - Nerbudda Jubbolpore

1882

Watercolor of a wide plain, blue lake and snowy mountains, seen from rocks where two figures sit beside spiky plants.

Butrinto, Albania

1861

Painting of snow-capped Himalayan peaks over a misty valley, with trees, tree ferns and travelers on a path in the foreground

Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling

1879

Painting of a shaded road under large trees, with robed figures, a wooden cross, a small chapel, and rocky mountains beyond.

Between Olavano L'Civitella

1842

Painting of olive trees on a path overlooking a calm sea, a small island, and snowy mountains, with figures walking in the fo

Corfu from Santa Decca

1862

Painting of a fortified island town across a bay, snow-capped mountains behind, with a shepherd and sheep under olive trees.

Corfu from Ascension

1862

Painting of olive trees, grazing goats, ruins and a fortress on a sunlit coast with snowy mountains beyond the blue sea.

Corfu from Ascension

1860

Painting of snowy Kinchinjunga peaks above a misty forested valley with tree ferns and a small path with figures.

Kinchinjunga

1877

Landscape of tall pines, rocky ground, figures with sheep, and snowy mountains under a cloudy sky.

The Forest of Valdoniello, Corsica

1869

Painting of Jerusalem's walls and blue-domed mosque seen across a valley, with two seated shepherds and goats on a rocky hill

Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

1858

Study of ferns in greens, ochre and peach tones on grey paper, with handwritten inscription reading Civitella, Oct. 15, 1842.

A Study of Ferns, Civitella

1842

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

Sepia lithograph of a hilltop village on a rocky ridge above a valley, framed by trees and shrubs in the foreground.

Civitella di Subiaco

c. 1840

Lithograph of rocky hills with a distant hilltop town, goats resting among boulders and robed figures in the foreground.

Olevano

1841

Lithograph of a hilltop town on a rocky cliff, with figures on a path, a wooden cross, and a valley with mountains beyond.

Rocca Giovane

1841

Lithograph of oxen plowing a field with men guiding them, a hilltop town and bell tower in the distance.

Views in Rome and Its Environs: Roiate

1841

Sepia lithograph of a hilltop town across a deep gorge, with robed figures and a pack animal on a rocky path.

Collepardo

1841

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

Hand-colored print of a green Pacific parakeet with red crown and blue wing patches perched on a branch.

Platycercus pacificus. Pacific parakeet

1830

Hand-coloured plate of a green Uniform Parrakeet perched on a branch, with sketched foliage around it.

Platycercus unicolor. Uniform parrakeet

1830

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

Grey watercolor of a mountain valley with snowy peaks, a village with towers, and water in the foreground.

Taggia

1884

Ink and wash drawing of tall palm trees beside water, with figures in a canoe and mountains in the distance.

Figures Setting Out in Canoes from a Palm Grove (Wady Feiran)

1884

Grey wash drawing of a river winding between banded rock cliffs under a pale sky, with reflections on the water.

River Winding through a Rock Formation (Philae, Egypt)

1884

Watercolor and pencil sketch of three women in traditional red-capped costumes with handwritten notes, by Edward Lear.

Peasant women from Ragusa

1866 (?)

Watercolor landscape of a snowy mountain range over a winding river plain, with three robed figures on a hill in the foregrou

Mount Olympus from Larissa, Thessaly, Greece

1850-85