Edwqard Lear, Medeenet Abou, Egypt.
Inscribed and dated ‘1856-19 Feby. tired out 3.p.m’, pen and ink. 20cm x 45cm (8in x 17.75in)

Provenance
Agnew’s, London, where bought by the mother of the present owners in 1966.

The present watercolour depicts the great 20th dynasty mortuary temple of Rameses III (c. 1182-1150 BC) and adjoining temples at Medinet Habu on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes (Luxor). To the right, behind the hills in the distance, lies the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings.

Lyon and Turnbull.