Category Archives: Edward Lear

The Old Man of Corfu Who Fancied a Loo with a View

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

No feature of Edward Lear’s limericks has attracted greater criticism than the repetitive last lines; sooner or later someone was bound to try to ‘improve’ them by providing a more satisfying ending to Lear’s “nonsenses,” as he generally refferred to his … Continue reading →

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More Edward Lear Manuscripts from Houghton Library

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

Houghton Library has published several more manuscript facsimiles of Edward Lear material, mostly early zoological and botanical drawings: Edward Lear album of drawings, [ca. 1830]. MS Typ 55.27 contains a large number of early animal and plant drawings and a … Continue reading →

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William Michael Rossetti on Edward Lear

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, besides being a universal benefactor as author of The Book of Nonsense (dear to Dante Rossetti), was a very agreeable and efficient landscape designer who had been rather far afield in his quest of the picturesque — Albania, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear Manuscripts Go Online

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

Houghton Library, Harvard University, has started digitizing some of the many Edward Lear manuscripts in their collections. Two weeks ago, the never-before-published Mrs. C. Beadon Edward Lear scrapbook, 1852-1880. MS Typ 55.23 went online. Beside a number of sketches, this … Continue reading →

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Birds of Prey

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

Here is another early bird picture by Edward Lear, similar to the one mentioned in the previous post; it was auctioned by Christie’s in 1999: A pair of birds of prey on a rocky outcrop signed ‘E. Lear’ (lower right) … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear Album to be Auctioned

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

A previously unknown, at least to me, album of early Edward Lear drawings has emerged and will be auctioned on 23 June. The description is not clear on how many of the drawings are Lear’s, it simply states that it … Continue reading →

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Near Khan, Lebanon

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Near Khan, Lebanon. Inscribed and dated ‘Lebanon./17.May.1858./near Khan’ (lower left) and numbered ‘(173)’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘vines and millions of/black pines’ (centre) and further inscribed with colour notes. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, 13¾ x … Continue reading →

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An Unpublished Early Picture by Edward Lear

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

I am by nature a collector, but I can’t say I really care about having originals or first editions: I like having everything produced by Edward Lear, for example, but late editions of his books are all right with me, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear Bicentenary: A Request

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

Less than a year now before Edward Lear’s 200th birthday. I forgot to post about his birthday this year, but Lear himself did not mention it in his diary for 12 May, he was probably still too depressed after Ann’s … Continue reading →

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The Earliest Recording of The Owl and the Pussy-cat

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

The Library of Congress has just launched a new site, National Jukebox, which makes historical recordings available. Among the many jewels is also the Haydn Quartet version of “The Owl and the Pussy-cat.” In a previous post, I had dated … Continue reading →

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