Lot Essay
This watercolour was painted on Lear's second trip to Egypt, which lasted from December 1853 to March 1854.
Gebel es Siragh, Egypt
Details
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
Gebel es Siragh, Egypt
inscribed as title, dated and numbered '26 Jany.5.P.M. 1854 (all date palms) x grass, dusty (134)' (along lower edge) and further inscribed with colour notes
pencil and watercolour
2 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (7.4 x 15.6 cm.)
Gebel es Siragh, Egypt
inscribed as title, dated and numbered '26 Jany.5.P.M. 1854 (all date palms) x grass, dusty (134)' (along lower edge) and further inscribed with colour notes
pencil and watercolour
2 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (7.4 x 15.6 cm.)
Provenance
With Agnew's, London.