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Edward Lear, St John Lateran and the Claudian Aqueduct, Rome

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, St John Lateran and the Claudian Aqueduct, Rome. Signed with monogram (lower right). Watercolour over traces of pencil, heightened with white. 10.4 x 20.3cm (4 1/8 x 8in). Provenance Collection of Lady Peyton. The Hon. Dorothy Gibbs and … Continue reading →

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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, View of Florence (1861)

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, View of Florence. Inscribed and dated ‘June 14/ (9)’ (lower left). Pen, ink and watercolour over pencil. 33.2 x 55cm (13 1/16 x 21 5/8in). Painted in 1861. Provenance With Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London where purchased … Continue reading →

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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, Venice and Santa Maria della Salute (1865)

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Venice and Santa Maria della Salute. Inscribed, dated and numbered ‘Venice 11 Nov (2)’, pen and ink and watercolour. 11.5cm x 16.5cm (4.5in x 6.5in) Provenance Agnew’s, no. 29488 After a first visit to Venice in 1857, Lear … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Aswan (1854)

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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Edward Lear, Patti (1847)

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Patti. Inscribed and dated ‘Patti 4 July 1847’ and numbered 2/2, and further inscribed with notes throughout, pencil and pen and ink. 30cm x 46cm (11.75in x 17.75in). Patti, which is close to Messina, is most known for … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Sunset on the Nile

Posted on February 10, 2025 by Marco Graziosi

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 →

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