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Edward Lear, Honister Crag, Lake District (1836)

Posted on July 1, 2019 by

Edward Lear, Honister Crag, Lake District. Signed and inscribed ‘E./ Honister. Cu’ (lower right). Pencil heightened with white on grey paper. 4 ¼ x 6 7/8 in. (10.8 x 17.5 cm.), corners cut. Literature C. Nugent, Edward Lear The Landscape Artist: … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear and Frederic Church

Posted on June 22, 2019 by

Commenting on Edward Lear’s impressive painting of Beachy Head, in her recent Inventing Edward Lear, Sara Lodge writes, among much more: In Beachy Head, Lear directly recalls the dramatic composition of [Frederic] Church’s The Icebergs in a way that is … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Nave of Arundel Church

Posted on January 2, 2017 by

“Nave of Arundel Church,” from M.A. Tierney, The History and Antiquities of the Castle and Town of Arundel: Including the Biography of Its Earls, from the Conquest to the Present Time. London: G. And W. Nicol, 1834. Volume 2, facing p. … Continue reading →

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