Author Archives: Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Bordighera

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Bordighera. Signed and inscribed Bordighiera [sic] Edw Lear del (in ink, lower left). Watercolour and bodycolour, with pen and sepia ink. 14.5 x 22.5cm; 5¾ x 8¾in In December 1864, Lear would have arrived in Bordighera, on the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Monaco

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monaco. Signed and inscribed Monaco Edw Lear del (in ink, lower right). Watercolour, with pen and sepia ink. 14.7 x 22.5cm; 5¾ x 8¾in Lear wrote to his friend Chichester Fortescue in November 1864 that he ‘had no … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Mentone

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mentone. Signed and inscribed Mentone/ Edw Lear del (in ink, lower right). Watercolour, with pen and sepia ink, heightened with scratching out. 14.3 x 22.3cm; 5½ x 8¾in In correspondence to a friend in November 1864, Lear wrote … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Nice

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Nice. Watercolour and bodycolour, with pen and sepia ink. 14.2 x 22.5cm; 5½ x 8¾in Edward Lear’s frail constitution gave him greater comfort when he chose to pass his winters abroad. The warmer climate soothed his bronchitis, asthma, grand … Continue reading →

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Cradling Nonsense. A New Collection of Essays

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

A new collection of essays on Nonsense has just been published in Brazil: Fernanda, Marques Granato and Maria Zilda da Cunha, eds. Cradling Nonsense: Moments of an Investigative Undertaking. São Paulo: Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, An Unpublished Letter

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Autograph Letter Signed, ‘Edward Lear’, Villa Tennyson, [Sanremo, Italy], Monday, no date, 1880s, to Mrs Kettlewell. ‘I stupidly forgot both the other evening and yesterday morning to send the Italian novels you or Miss Wedgwood wanted. The 3 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A Street Scene in Vevey, Switzerland (1837)

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A Street Scene in Vevey, Switzerland. Watercolour, inscribed and dated 1837, 28cm x 18cm, within a stained wood frame. Provenance Christie’s 8th July 1997, lot no.76.

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Edward Lear, A view of Villa Barberini, Albano, near Rome (1846)

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A view of Villa Barberini, Albano, near Rome. Signed and dated ‘Edward Lear. del. 1846.’ (lower centre) and inscribed ‘Villa Barberini. / Albano.’ (lower left). pen and brown ink, brown wash on buff paper. 5 7⁄8 x 18 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A view of Eremo di Camaldoli, Frascati, near Rome (1846)

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A view of Eremo di Camaldoli, Frascati, near Rome. Signed and dated ‘Edward Lear del. 1846.’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘Camaldoli. / Frascati.’ (lower left). Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with touches of white on buff … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Philae

Posted on July 6, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Philae. monogrammed lower right. oil on paper laid on canvas. 34cm x 54cm. Provenance With Agnew’s, London, no. 32992; The Collection of Sir Thomas William Evans, Bt., of Allestree Hall, Derbyshire, and Dartmouth House, Queen Anne’s Gate, London; … Continue reading →

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