Edward Lear (1812-1888)
Musta, Malta
inscribed 'Musta Malta/3.PM. 14.Jany1866/(out of window. 9.ViaTorri.Stiéma . /Feby 17.1866 (28)' (lower right).
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour, heightened with white, on light blue paper
9 x 13 3/8 in. (22.9 x 34 cm.)
Lot Essay
Lear's trip to Malta in 1866 was his third visit to the island.