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Edward Lear, Monaco

Posted on August 31, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Monaco. Signed and inscribed Monaco Edw Lear del (in ink, lower right). Watercolour, with pen and sepia ink. 14.7 x 22.5cm; 5¾ x 8¾in Lear wrote to his friend Chichester Fortescue in November 1864 that he ‘had no … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Mentone

Posted on August 28, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Mentone. Signed and inscribed Mentone/ Edw Lear del (in ink, lower right). Watercolour, with pen and sepia ink, heightened with scratching out. 14.3 x 22.3cm; 5½ x 8¾in In correspondence to a friend in November 1864, Lear wrote … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Nice

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Nice. Watercolour and bodycolour, with pen and sepia ink. 14.2 x 22.5cm; 5½ x 8¾in Edward Lear’s frail constitution gave him greater comfort when he chose to pass his winters abroad. The warmer climate soothed his bronchitis, asthma, grand … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A Street Scene in Vevey, Switzerland (1837)

Posted on July 12, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A Street Scene in Vevey, Switzerland. Watercolour, inscribed and dated 1837, 28cm x 18cm, within a stained wood frame. Provenance Christie’s 8th July 1997, lot no.76.

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Edward Lear, A view of Villa Barberini, Albano, near Rome (1846)

Posted on July 10, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A view of Villa Barberini, Albano, near Rome. Signed and dated ‘Edward Lear. del. 1846.’ (lower centre) and inscribed ‘Villa Barberini. / Albano.’ (lower left). pen and brown ink, brown wash on buff paper. 5 7⁄8 x 18 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A view of Eremo di Camaldoli, Frascati, near Rome (1846)

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A view of Eremo di Camaldoli, Frascati, near Rome. Signed and dated ‘Edward Lear del. 1846.’ (lower right) and inscribed ‘Camaldoli. / Frascati.’ (lower left). Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with touches of white on buff … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, A view of the Temple of Karnak at sunset, Thebes, Egypt

Posted on July 4, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, A view of the Temple of Karnak at sunset, Thebes, Egypt. Signed with monogram (lower right) and inscribed ‘Karnak. Thebes. Egypt’ (verso). Pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with white on paper. 4 ¼ x 8 … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Kom Ombos, Egypt (1856)

Posted on July 2, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Kom Ombos, Egypt. Signed with monogram (lower right) and indistinctly inscribed and dated ‘Ombos 1856’ (lower left). Oil on canvas laid down on board. 10 x 15 ½ in. (25.4 x 39.3 cm.) See watercolour. Provenance Thomas Baring, … Continue reading →

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Edward Lear, Samos, 6pm, 2 May 1863

Posted on June 26, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Samos, 6pm, 2 May 1863. Inscribed lower right. Pen, ink and watercolour. 31 x 52cm. The Saleroom.

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Edward Lear, Roman Campagna

Posted on June 17, 2026 by Marco Graziosi

Edward Lear, Roman Campagna. Late 1830s or early 1840s. Pencil, ink and watercolour. 13.5 x 21cm (5¼ x 8¼in.) MutualArt.

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