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Tag Archives: Thomas Rowlandson
Edward Lear and Thomas Rowlandson
Edward Lear’s picture stories are apparently “hinnocent” throwaway pieces, produced on the spur of the moment to entertain his friends or their children. In previous posts I have shown the sources for some of the stories on Irish subjects (here, … Continue reading →
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A Lecture and an Auction
If you have $15,000-20,000 you do not know how to spend, you might want to buy the FIRST VOLUME only of Edward lear’s original 1846 Book of Nonsense: If you can’t afford it, at least watch this extremely interesting lecture by … Continue reading →
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Tagged auctions, caricature, Edward Lear, landscape, nonsense rhymes, picture stories, Thomas Rowlandson, travel
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A Blog of Bosh 