Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Two Talks on Edward Lear in One Day

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Tomorrow, 30 January, two separate events will mark the beginning of Edward Lear’s bicentenary celebrations. You will have to choose, if you are in London, don’t miss Edward Lear and His Cretan Drawings, a lecture by Stephen Duckworth. Modern Greek … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Ithaca (1863)

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Ithaca, Ionian Islands. Inscribed and dated l.l.: Ithaca/ 30. April. 9.30.A.M. 1863/ Valley of Elaupio/ OE…, numbered l.r.: 101, further inscribed with notes. Pen and brown ink and watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour. In 1863, the date of the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Gozo, Malta

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Gozo, Malta. Watercolour and bodycolour, (25 x 16 cm). Private collection.

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Two More Looloos

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

I found these two pictures on my hard disk; which I probably saved them from eBay auctions. They are from a set of six postcards from Helen Stilwell’s Laughable Looloos, a series of cartoon that was published in the New … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A View of the Valley of the Nera, Near Rome

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

A view of the Valley of the Nera, near Rome. Signed with monogram, inscribed and indistinctly dated ‘Valley of the Nera/18…’ (lower right) and with the artist’s notation ‘River’. Pencil heightened with white on buff paper. 10 1/8 x 13¾ … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Tivoli (1839)

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Tivoli, a view from the Villa d’Este looking across the Campagna. Inscribed ‘Villa D’Este. Tivoli’ (lower left) and signed and dated ‘1839./Edward Lear’ (lower right). Pencil heightened with white on grey-green paper. 6 5/8 x 13 1/8 in. (16 x … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Montenegro

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Montenegro Signed with monogram, and signed again and inscribed ‘MONTENEGRO./A drawing made by me in 1870-72/from sketches made on the spot in 1866./Edward Lear/Purchased by Thomas Baring Esq.re MP’ (verso). Watercolor and bodycolor, watermark ‘J WHATMAN’, on paper laid down … Continue reading →

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Weekend Reading

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

Here are some links to articles on Edward Lear and nonsense for your weekend reading: Francesca Bombassei Gonella. “‘Everything’s Got a Moral, If Only You Can Fint It’: Modernità, interculturalità e sovversione del canone nella letteratura vittoriana per l’infanzia: Lewis … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, View of Monte Pellegrino, Palermo (1847)

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

View of Monte Pellegrino, Palermo, 1847. Dated ‘July 13, 1847’ and further inscribed ‘(235)’ twice (lower right) . pencil and oil on paper, laid down on board. 8½ x 15¼ in. (21.6 x 40 cm.). Lear visited Sicily for the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, View of Gwalior, India (1880)

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Marco Graziosi

View of Gwalior, India, 1880. Signed in monogram ‘EL’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘Gwalior’ (lower left). Oil on canvas, unlined (Prepared by Charles Roberson 99, Long Acre London) 9¼ x 18¼ in. (23.5 x 46.3 cm.). Throughout his life Lear … Continue reading →

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