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Edward Lear, Two Geese (1846)

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Two Geese. Pen and ink. 3 ¾ x 5 ¾ inches. Provenance Fanny and George Coombe of Peppering House, Burpham, Sussex, and by descent; Luke Gertler Collection Edward Lear made the present drawing for the family of his … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A Group of Owls

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A Group of Owls, from Birds of Europe, c. 1835. A group of 5 lithographs with hand-coloring on wove paper, printed by C. Hullmandel, London. Barn Owl – Strix flammea; Barred Owl – Strix neblosa; Great Cinereous Owl – … 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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The Remarkable Nature of Edward Lear

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

Don’t forget: On November 21, Robert McCracken Peck, Curator of Art and Artifacts, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, will be giving a free lecture on The Remarkable Nature of Edward Lear at 6:00pm at the Geological Lecture Hall, 24 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear [?], Adjutant Bird

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Adjutant Bird . Watercolour. Partial signature. Inscription and date 17.8.86 17 x 12.5cm. [I think the date unlikely, and I’ve never seen a date written this way by Lear, and the handwriting is not Lear’s; maybe the date … Continue reading →

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Two Edward Lear Parrakeets

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Brown’s Parrakeet (c. 1831). Watercolour and pencil on paper. 40 x 29 cm. Plate 20 of Lear’s Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae. Edward Lear, New Holland Parrakeet (c. 1831). Watercolour and pencil on paper. 45.3 x 29 cm. … Continue reading →

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Bye Bye Pussycat

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

Stevyn Colgan annouces that he is closing down his Runcible Spoon blog, devoted to interpretations of the poems of Edward Lear and posts a best-of selection, as well as a step-by-step illustration of how he did his own version of … Continue reading →

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Britain’s Audubon and Edward Lear

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Marco Graziosi

Booktryst: A Nest for Book Lovers has a beautifully illustrated post on Edward Lear’s difficult relationship with John Gould, “Britain’s Audubon.” The conclusion quotes Lear’s famous reaction when he heard of Gould’s death in 1881: John Gould’s desire to be … Continue reading →

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