Lear, Edward Civita Castellana Painting ID:: 19132 new5/Lear, Edward_KeGJKH.jpg
Civita Castellana 1844, oil on canvas.
Lear, Edward The Pyramids Road Painting ID:: 19134 new5/Lear, Edward_G9kKDi.jpg
The Pyramids Road Ghizeh, 1873, oil on canvas.
Lear, Edward The Temple of Bassae or Phigaleia,in Arcadia from the Oakwoods of Mount Cotylium.The Hills of Sparta,Ithome and Navarino in the Distance Painting ID:: 27983 new3/Lear, Edward-848689.jpg
The Temple of Bassae or Phigaleia,in Arcadia from the Oakwoods of Mount Cotylium.The Hills of Sparta,Ithome and Navarino in the Distance 1854
Oil on canvas 146.4 x 229.5cm(57 3/4 x 90 1/2in)
Fitzwilliam Museum,Cambridge (mk63)
Lear, Edward The Rocks of the Narbada River at Bheraghat Jubbulpore Painting ID:: 39859 new12/Lear, Edward-626642.jpg
The Rocks of the Narbada River at Bheraghat Jubbulpore mk153
Watercolor on paper
10.9x13.9cm
Lear, Edward Fan Palms at Arrah,Shahabad District,Bihar Painting ID:: 39861 new12/Lear, Edward-233745.jpg
Fan Palms at Arrah,Shahabad District,Bihar mk153
Watercolor on paper
10.8x15.1cm
Lear, Edward Civita Castellana Painting ID:: 89647 new25/Lear, Edward-567763.jpg
Civita Castellana Oil on Canvas. Signed and dated. 14 x 21 3/4 in (36 x 55.2 cm).
Date 1844(1844)
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English Painter and Illustrator, 1818-1888
English painter, draughtsman, illustrator and writer. In the 1860s Lear described himself as 'Greek Topographical Painter par excellence', aspiring to the title of 'Painter-Laureate and Boshproducing-Luminary forthwith' (quoted in 1983 exh. cat., p. 14). This whimsical summary of his versatile activities as topographical draughtsman, oil painter, traveller, writer and illustrator of nonsense rhymes and stories is typical of Lear's idiosyncratic literary style. It reflected his eccentric personality. He was epileptic and prone to fits of deep depression. In addition, owing to family misfortunes,