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R. Gaetano’s Books on Edward Lear’s Calabria

Posted on July 17, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Raffaele Gaetano has just published his third book on Edward Lear, Cronache di un viaggio a piedi nella Calabria del 1847. After his Per la Calabria selvaggia: 109 disegni inediti di Edward Lear. Dalla Collezione della Central Library di Liverpool, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear: Wandering Nonsense Man

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Join Poet in the City for a night of poetry and discussion as we celebrate and explore the poetry of Edward Lear, hearing from contemporary poets and writers inspired by the lasting legacy of his sparkling wit and absurd imagination. … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Benares (1873)

Posted on June 28, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Benares. Signed with monogram l.l., watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour and gum arabic. 25.5 x 40 cm.; 10 x 15 ¾ inches. Date: 1873. Provenance Sir Sacheverell Sitwell, Bt. (1897-1988); Francis Sitwell (1935-2004); By descent at Weston Hall, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, The Nile at Kasr-Es-Saad

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, The Nile at Kasr-Es-Saad, Egypt. Inscribed and numbered ’23/ Like the crag that fronts the evening’ (upper left) and further inscribed ‘Kasres.Saad. (Egypt.)’ (upper right). Pencil, pen and brown ink, brown and grey wash, lightly squared on paper … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Philae (1854)

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Philae, Egypt. Inscribed and dated ‘Philae. Jany 31. Feby. 4./ 1854.’ and numbered ‘156’ (lower right),  and extensively inscribed with colour notes throughout. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour. 12 1⁄4 x 19 1⁄2 in. (31.1 x … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Castel Lagopesole (1847)

Posted on June 21, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Castel Lagopesole, Southern Italy. Pen and brown ink and watercolour; signed lower right: Edward Lear. del. / 30. Sept. 1847, inscribed lower left: Castello do Lago Pesole. 165 by 282 mm. This finely preserved work was executed on the 30 September … Continue reading →

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A very early Edward Lear Drawing

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

The date 1822 seems too early for Edward Lear, who was born in 1812, though the signature looks like his (in later years). This in any case is a photograph on sale on eBay and not the original.

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Edward Lear, Taygetus near Mistra (1849)

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Μελάνι και μολύβι σε χαρτί, 157 x 233 mm. Τόπος και χρόνος κάτω αριστερά και κάτω δεξιά: «Taÿgetus / 22 March 1849 / 4 P.M. / (near Mistra?)», αριθμοί κάτω δεξιά: «(62)», «62» και «72». Σε κορνίζα. [Ink … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Study of a King Vulture (1832)

Posted on June 5, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Study of a King Vulture. Signed lower left: “E Lear del.”, dated lower right: “Aril 1832”, and inscribed lower center: “Sarcoramphus papa (Linn. )/ Drawn from life at the/Surrey Zoological Gardens” Watercolor over pencil heightened with bodycolor and gum … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Han Valiarè (1857)

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Han Valiarè. Title and signature lower right: Ruins of Han Valiere / April 1, 1857. 12,5 x 19,5 cm. Watercolour on paper. At the Han of Valiare, between Gardiki and Ioannina, 600 people from Gardiki were slaughtered on … Continue reading →

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