Lot Essay
Lear passed through Ravenna on his return to England from Egypt in 1867.
THE PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MRS. WALKER O. CAIN
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
Cypresses at Ravenna
Details
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
Cypresses at Ravenna
inscribed and dated 'Ravenna./4.15. P.M. May 5. 1867' (lower left) and numbered '(26)' (lower right)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
5½ x 9 in. (14 x 22.5 cm.)
Cypresses at Ravenna
inscribed and dated 'Ravenna./4.15. P.M. May 5. 1867' (lower left) and numbered '(26)' (lower right)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
5½ x 9 in. (14 x 22.5 cm.)
Provenance
Davis and Langdale Company, Inc., New York.