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Tag Archives: Corfu
Edward Lear’s First Impressions of Malta (an unpublished letter)
[This previously unpublished letter to his elder sister Ann tells of Edward Lear’s leaving Italy because of the 1848 insurrections; he was on his way to Corfu, where he had been invited by G.F. Bowen. It also contains Lear’s first … Continue reading
Edward Lear, Falla near Strongoli, Corfu (1862)
Edward Lear, Falla near Strongoli, Corfu. Pen and brown ink over pencil on blue paper; inscribed lower left with the title in Greek and dated: 4 May. 1862, numbered lower right: 49 + 2, and further inscribed with artist’s notes. 215 … Continue reading
Edward Lear, Distant View of the Citadel, Corfu
Edward Lear, A Distant View of the Citadel, Corfu. Watercolour over pencil, heightened with touches of bodycolour and gum arabic; signed lower right with the artist’s monogram and inscribed: Corfu. 285 by 450 mm. Lear was first introduced to Corfu, then … Continue reading
Edward Lear, The Citadel from Ascension
Edward Lear, Distant view of the Citadel from the village of Ascension, Corfu. Signed with monogram (lower right) and inscribed and dated ‘Corfu. 1856.’ (lower left). Pencil and watercolour heightened with touches of bodycolour. 7 x 14¾ in. (17.8 x … Continue reading
Edward Lear and G.F. Bowen
Lear first met George Fergusson Bowen in Rome in 1847, accepted his invitation to visit Corfu, and even considered the possibility of taking a post at the University of Corfu. In a letter to Ann during his first visit to … Continue reading
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