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Edward Lear, The Colossi of Memnon. Pen, coloured ink and coloured wash. Inscribed and dated ‘Thebes, 20 Feb 1854’ (lower right), colour notes throughout. 11 x 32.5cm (4¼ x 12¾ in.) Edward Lear travelled to Egypt in 1854, following the … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, El Kab, Egypt. Pen, ink, and watercolour, heightened with white. Inscribed with title and dated ’13 Feb 1854′ (lower left), colour notes throughout. 20 x 33.5cm (7¾ x 13 in.) Provenance Leger Galleries, London, November 1970 Edward Lear … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Dendera, Egypt. Inscribed and dated ‘Dendera/ 4.30.PM./ January 15/ 1867’ (lower left) and numbered ‘(173)’ (lower right), and further inscribed with colour notes throughout. Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with touches of white on paper. … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, The Quarries of Assouan, Egypt. Inscribed Quarries of Assouan / Am-11.30 1. pm / February 27. 1867. lower left; further inscribed with extensive artists colour notes. Pen and brown ink over pencil, heightened with watercolour and bodycolour. Unframed: 28.9 … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Dahr el Bayree, Thebes. Inscribed Thebes. Dahr el Bayree. 19 Feby. 1854. lower right; further inscribed with extensive artist’s notes, inscribed No. 12 single verso. Pen and brown and pencil and watercolour. Unframed: 28.9 by 51.1cm., 11¼ by 20in. Framed: … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, The Pyramids near Cairo. Inscribed and dated near Cairo. Jany. 9. 1849 lower left; inscribed a mother of Mud. lower centre; numbered 7 lower right. Pen and brown ink and watercolour over traces of pencil. Unframed: 17.1 by 50.7cm., … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Dhows on the Nile. Pencil and watercolour Dated ’29 Dec’ (lower left), numbered ‘161’ (lower right), colour notes throughout 6.5 x 22.5cm (2½ x 8¾ in.) Provenance The Ruskin Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon. The gallery label affixed verso dates the … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, Deir Kadige on the River Nile, Egypt. Inscribed Deir Cadige March 14 sunset Dome orange, 66 x 151mm. Loosely laid down on an old mount, slight sporadic stains, undisturbed in old ebonised frame with, on the reverse, the … Continue reading →

Edward Lear, View of the Nile at Es Shelaal, Egypt. Inscribed and dated Es Shelaal/4-4.45 pm/28 Jany 1867 (lower left), numbered 249 (lower right), and further inscribed with colour notes throughout. Pencil, pen and brown ink, and watercolour, heightened with … Continue reading →