Lot Essay
The present drawings relate to plates 2 and 7 of Seven Ionian Islands.
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View of Mount san salvador, Corfu; and View of sant' Angelo, Corfu
Details
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
View of Mount san salvador, Corfu; and View of sant' Angelo, Corfu
both inscribed 'Corfu' (lower centre, in the margin)
pencil, one pen and brown ink, both brown wash, on oatmeal paper
9¼ x 14 in. (23.5 x 35.6 cm.) (2)
View of Mount san salvador, Corfu; and View of sant' Angelo, Corfu
both inscribed 'Corfu' (lower centre, in the margin)
pencil, one pen and brown ink, both brown wash, on oatmeal paper
9¼ x 14 in. (23.5 x 35.6 cm.) (2)
Provenance
(1) Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 23 October 1991, lot 142 (part). With The Fine Art Society, London.
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