Lot 170
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Edward Lear (1812-1888)
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Edward Lear (1812-1888)

Arachova, Greece

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Edward Lear (1812-1888)
Arachova, Greece
inscribed and dated 'Arachova/April. 15. 1849. /1 1/2. P.M.' (lower left) and numbered '182' (lower right)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour
4¾ x 8 in. (10.2 20.3 cm.)
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VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium

Lot Essay

The idea of visiting Greece had long excited Lear. He arrived in Athens from the Ionian Isalnds on 2 June 1848. He left Greece at the end of July and moved onto Turkey, Albania, Egypt and Sinai and the following March and April he travelled back through the Peloponnese.

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