Tag Archives: India

Edward Lear, Peacocks near Bhurtpore, Northern India (1874)

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Peacocks near Bhurtpore, Northern India (1874). 3 1 ⁄ 4 x 6 3 ⁄ 4 in. (8.3 x 17.2 cm.). MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, On the Road to Galle (1876)

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edwqared Lear, On the Road to Galle. Watercolour, pencil and gum arabic, heightened with white. 40 x 26cm (15½ x 10 in.) MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Two views of Rulnapoora, Sri Lanka

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Two views of Rulnapoora, Sri Lanka. Black wash. Each 9.7 by 14.6 cm.; 3 3/4 by 5 3/4 in. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, A View of Darjeeling, India; with a view of Khersrong, India

Posted on March 2, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A View of Darjeeling, India; with a view of Khersrong, India. Black and grey wash. each 9.7 by 14.6 cm.; 3 3/4 by 5 3/4 in. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Two views of Coonoor, India

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Two views of Coonoor, India. Black and grey wash. Each 9.7 by 14.6 cm.; 3 3/4 by 5 3/4 in. MutualArt.

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Edward Lear, Ceylon (1874)

Posted on February 18, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Ceylon. Numbered and dated ‘(792) 11.30 A.M. 20 Nov 1874’ and further inscribed with notes throughout, pen and ink and watercolour.  9.25cm x 25.75cm (3.5in x 10in) Provenance The Fine Art Society, London, by 1952 Travelling along the … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A view across Kozhikode (Calicut), Malabar, India

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A view across Kozhikode (Calicut), Malabar, India. Inscribed ‘near Calikut’ (lower left). Watercolour. 10.1 x 19.3cm (4 x 7 5/8in). Bonhams.

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Edward Lear, Mahabalipooram, Coromandel Coast

Posted on September 17, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mahabalipooram, Coromandel Coast. Watercolour, signature and date lower left, approx. 24.5cm x 49cm. The Saleroom.

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Two Important Catalogues

Posted on June 9, 2024 by Marco Graziosi

Karen Taylor has always had Edward Lear paintings and drawings in her catalogue and has now published one entirely devoted to him: Poetical Topography: Travels with Edward Lear, which covers his whole career. It includes the full text of “Lays … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Narkunda (1874)

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Narkunda, [India]. Watercolour study heightened in white – ‘Narkundo’, 29th April 1874, monogrammed lower right, 10cm x 17.5cm, mounted and framed under glass. The Saleroom.

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