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Edward Lear

(British, 1812–1888)

Ein Gedi and the Dead Sea

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Object Details

Artist

Edward Lear

Date

1858

Medium

Pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor

Dimensions

13 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches (34.9 x 50.2 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired through the Margaret Treman and Charles E. Treman, Jr., Class of 1930, Endowment, and through the Ernest I. White, Class of 1893, Endowment, with additional support from Seymour R. Askin, Jr., Class of 1947, and Helen-Mae Askin, and Margaret and Frank Robinson