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Edward Lear, Monte Soratte near Rome
Edward Lear, Monte Soratte near Rome, Italy. Signed twice with monogram and indistinctly dated ’18[?]’ (lower right) and inscribed and numbered ‘6 SORACTE. [sic.]/Brock.6. Corso d’Italia Rome.’ (on the stretcher). Oil on canvas. 9 ½ x 18 ½ in. (24.1 … Continue reading
Two Essays and a Lecture
Ekaterina Shatalova sent me two PDF file containing an interesting article on Edward Lear’s Russian illustrators and her Master’s thesis: Russian_Illustrators_of_Edward_Lear Illustrating Nonsense Lear and the Shock of the New Meanwhile, Robert Peck’s lecture on The Remarkable Nature of Edward … Continue reading
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Edward Lear, The Pass of Bavella, Corsica
Edward Lear, The Pass of Bavella, Corsica. Signed with the artist’s monogram EL lower left. Watercolour and pen and brown ink, heightened with white on blue paper. 30 by 46.6cm., 11¾ by 18½ in. framed: 51 by 67.5cm., 20 by 26½in. Provenance … Continue reading
Edward Lear, Hackwood Park, Hampshire (1865)
Edward Lear, Hackwood Park, Hampshire. Signed Edward Lear del. lower right; inscribed and dated Hackwood. July 9 1865 lower left. Pen and brown ink. 18.7 by 36.4cm. 7 by 15½in. Framed: 21.5 by 39cm., 8¾ by 15½in. Provenance Probably Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury (1800–1873) … Continue reading
Edward Lear, Valletta, Malta
Edward Lear, Valletta, Malta. Signed with the artist’s monogram EL lower right. Watercolour and bodycolour. 17.7 by 37.8cm., 7 by 14¾in. Framed: 45.6 by 63.5cm.,18½ by 24¾in. Provenance Probably Richard Bethell, 1st Baron Westbury (1800–1873) or his daughter the Hon. Augusta Bethell, later Mrs … Continue reading
On 12 December… Edward Lear Concert
Sara Lodge will be presenting the last concert of Edward Lear songs of the year on December 12 at at Combermere Abbey in Cheshire, at 7:00pm. The performers are Sara herself, baritone Edward Robinson and pianist Rachel Fright. The concert … Continue reading
