Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888) Ruins at Dendera, Egypt each 16.2 x 34.4cm (6 3/8 x 13 9/16in). ((2)) image 1

Lot 60

Edward Lear
(British, 1812-1888)
Ruins at Dendera, Egypt each 16.2 x 34.4cm (6 3/8 x 13 9/16in).

19th Century European, Victorian & British Impressionist Art

26 September 2019, 14:00 BST

London, New Bond Street

Sold for £8,812.50 inc. premium

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Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888)

Ruins at Dendera, Egypt
a pair, one inscribed and dated 'Denderah/3.PM.Jany.15/9.30.AM.Jany16.}1867' (lower left); numbered '(N^o 7) (170)' (lower right) and the other inscribed and dated 'Dendera 8.45 AM/16.Jany 1867' (lower left)' numbered '(175)' (lower right); both also annotated throughout
pen, ink and watercolour heightened with bodycolour
each 16.2 x 34.4cm (6 3/8 x 13 9/16in).
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Footnotes

The present works were painted during Lear's third and final visit to Egypt, between December 1866 and March 1867. During mid-January Lear visited Dendera- a Temple 40 miles downriver from Luxor- and produced a series of numbered drawings. For similar examples see: Sotheby's, London, 17 November 1988, lot 187 (numbered 176), Christie's, London, 2 April 1996, lot 100 (numbered 169) and Bonhams, London, 6 December 2012, lot 102 (numbered 153).

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