Edward Lear, Lago di Scanno (1844)

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Marco Graziosi

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Edward Lear, Lago di Scanno, 1844.

Black chalk, grey wash, heightened with white, on light blue grey paper. Signed and dated 1844 lower right, inscribed Lago di Scanno lower left. 15 x 24 cm. (6 x 9 1/2 in).

Provenance:
John Scandrett Harford (1787-1866); thence by descent to the present owner.

Engraved:
Edward Lear, Illustrated Excursions in Italy, 1846, plate 22.

Bloomsbury.

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