Lot Essay
For a note on Lear's sketching trip to the Lake District, see lot 77.
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Honiston Crag, near Buttermere, Cumbria
Details
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
Honiston Crag, near Buttermere, Cumbria
inscribed and dated 'Honiston Crag./10. Oct./1836.' (lower left) and numbered '107.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white on grey-blue paper
7¼ x 10¼ in. (18.4 x 26 cm.)
Honiston Crag, near Buttermere, Cumbria
inscribed and dated 'Honiston Crag./10. Oct./1836.' (lower left) and numbered '107.' (lower right)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white on grey-blue paper
7¼ x 10¼ in. (18.4 x 26 cm.)
Provenance
with Colnaghi's, London.
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Please note this watercolour is entitled Honister Crag and not as stated in the catalogue.