Tag Archives: Egypt

Edwqard Lear, Medeenet Abou, Egypt. Inscribed and dated ‘1856-19 Feby. tired out 3.p.m’, pen and ink. 20cm x 45cm (8in x 17.75in) Provenance Agnew’s, London, where bought by the mother of the present owners in 1966. The present watercolour depicts … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, The Caves of Beni Hassan, Egypt. Inscribed and dated ‘11.30AM. Jany. 5. 1867’ extensively annotated, pen and ink and coloured wash. 13.5cm x 23cm (5.25in x 9in) Lyon and Turnbull.

Edward Lear, Aswan, Egypt. Inscribed and dated ‘Assouan 9. Feb 1854 9.10AM’ and further inscribed with colour notes throughout, pen and ink and watercolour. 24.25cm x 43.75cm (9.5in x 17.25in). Provenance Agnew’s, no. 28008 During his second visit to Egypt … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Sunset of the Nile. Signed with monogram and inscribed ‘Nile’, watercolour. 17cm x 36.5cm (6.75in x 13.5in). Provenance Agnew’s, London, no.48070 At the end of his journey along the Nile, Lear writes on 25 February 1867 ‘In no … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Sunset on the Nile near Mankabat. Inscribed and dated ‘5.20 sunset Jan 8 1867 (near Mankabat)’ and numbered ‘107’ and further inscribed with colour notes throughout, pen and ink and watercolour. 12.5cm x 19cm (5in x 7.5in). Provenance … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Wady halfeh, Egypt. Signed with the monogram, dated 1884 and inscribed ‘Wady Halfey Feb 3 1867’, watercolour. 9cm x 17.5cm (3.5in x 7in) . Provenance Childs Gallery, Boston; Agnew’s London No. 15361 This work shows Wadi Halfa situated … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Luxor, Egypt. Pen, ink, and watercolour with white heightening. Signed (lower left), inscribed (lower right)11 x 18cm (4¼ x 7 in.). Provenance The Fine Art Society, London, September 1954 Dreweatts.  

Edward Lear, Desert of Sinai. Watercolor on paper. 4 h x 8 w in (10 x 20 cm). Signed to lower left ‘EL’. Provenance The Drawing Room, Princeton, NJ Estate of Alfred Bush, former Curator of Western Americana, Princeton University, … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Wadi Tayibeh, Egypt, January 20. 1849. Pen and brown ink and watercolour over traces of pencil. 140 by 225 mm. MutualArt.

Edward Lear, View of Philae at Sunset, Egypt, 1862. Watercolour. 175 by 248 mm. MutualArt.