Edward Lear, The Plains of Marathon, Greece.
Signed lower left with monogram “EL” watercolour 10 x 20cm (4 x 8in).
Provenance
Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge, London SW7.
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Just sold for 7.5 GBP…estimate 3-5.