Edward Lear
1812–1888 · British · 12 artworks
Romanticismdetailed line workwatercolor washesatmospheric perspectivetravel sketchingtopographical accuracy
artist bio
Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, now known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose. During his lifetime he was known primarily as an ornithological (bird) draughtsman and landscape artist.
related: Thomas Cole
12 artworks
Masada on the Dead Sea
1858
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Civita Castellana
1844
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The Pyramids Road, Gizah
1873
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Bagnara Calabra
1852
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A view of the Qutb Minar, Delhi
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Kinchinjunga from Darjeeling, Himalayas
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Eretria, Euboea, Greece
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Santa Maria Della Salute from across the Bacino, Venice
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A view of Santa Maura, Levkas, Ionian Islands
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A distant view of the Citadel, Corfu
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Petra
1859
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Nuneham
1860
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