Lot Essay
We are grateful to Vivien Noakes for the information that W. Hines bought an oil painting of Campagna from Lear in 1842
Details
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
The Alps and Italy: A partially disbound Volume of Vignettes, including: Castle of Chillon; St. Maurice; Martigny; Sion; Chiavenna; Bellano-Lago di Como; Lago Maggiore (Isola Bella); Firenze (Boboli Gardens) (repr.); Roma, Monte Aventino; Roma, Temple of Vesta; Monte Pincio, Roma; and Villa Borghese, Roma
all signed, inscribed and dated 1844, the first three March 13, pencil, pen and brown ink, brown wash, the subjects 4½ x 7in. (114 x178mm.) and smaller, twelve drawings made on the pages of the volume, half vellum and blue marbled boards
11½ x 16¾ (292 x 426mm.), overall (12)
The Alps and Italy: A partially disbound Volume of Vignettes, including: Castle of Chillon; St. Maurice; Martigny; Sion; Chiavenna; Bellano-Lago di Como; Lago Maggiore (Isola Bella); Firenze (Boboli Gardens) (repr.); Roma, Monte Aventino; Roma, Temple of Vesta; Monte Pincio, Roma; and Villa Borghese, Roma
all signed, inscribed and dated 1844, the first three March 13, pencil, pen and brown ink, brown wash, the subjects 4½ x 7in. (114 x178mm.) and smaller, twelve drawings made on the pages of the volume, half vellum and blue marbled boards
11½ x 16¾ (292 x 426mm.), overall (12)
Provenance
The first page carries the dedication: 'Mary Anne Hines - From Edward Lear./Rome.-March 13. 1844'
The Estate of Ray Livingston Murphy; Christie's, 8 Jul. 1986, lot 76
The Estate of Ray Livingston Murphy; Christie's, 8 Jul. 1986, lot 76