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Geneva and Vevey

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

I have already posted several of Edward Lear’s pictures of Switzerland (1, 2, 3), but so far none from his first visit in 1837 while he was travelling to Italy for the first time. He left London in July and … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear and Phonetics

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

John Well’s phonetic blog discusses what we can learn on Victorian pronunciation from Edward Lear’s limericks. The Opinionator NY Times blog suggests that Victorian naturalists might be a model for some of Lear’s most famous characters: The Brittle-Stars Danced. The … Continue reading →

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View of Wallenstadt See and View of Grütte

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

Two more views from Edward Lear’s 1854 tour of Switzerland. View of Wallenstadt See, Switzerland inscribed and dated ‘Wallenstadt See./24 & 25 Sept. 1854’ (lower left) and numbered ‘430’ (lower right) and extensively inscribed with colour notes and indistinct inscription … Continue reading →

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Lake Thun with the Schlöss Oberhofen

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

Lake Thun with the Schlöss Oberhofen pencil and watercolour on paper 12 3/8 x 10¼ in. (31.4 x 26 cm.) Lear left London for a walking tour of Switzerland on August 1854. On 6 August he wrote to his sister … Continue reading →

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View of Gründelwald, Switzerland

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Marco Graziosi

View of Gründelwald, Switzerland inscribed and dated ‘Gründelwald/13 Augt and 7. Septr.’ (lower left) and numbered ‘436’ (lower right) and extensively inscribed with colour notes and ‘all[?] white misty sky’ (upper left) and identifications of plants including ‘juniper, moss & … Continue reading →

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