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Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Edward Lear landscape drawings, 1834-1884 (MS Typ 55.11, MS Typ 55.26, TypDr 805.L513): Guide.Administrative InformationMS Typ 55.11 and MS Typ 55.26. Gift of William B. Osgood Field, 1942. TypDr 805. L513. Bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1978. Specific provenance information for most items is recorded with each item below. Additional landscape drawings located in various scrapbooks, also in the Printing and Graphic Arts Department, have not been included in this catalogue (see "Landscape drawings located in other P&GA collections below). The Departments of Manuscripts and of Printing and Graphic Arts hold extensive collections of diaries, letters, and other drawings by Lear; MS Typ 55-55.25 and MS Eng 797-797.6 Landscape drawings located in other P&GA collections:Central India, 1875 [v.2 only]. MS Typ 55.5 Illustrations to the poems of Tennyson, 1885. MS Typ 55.7Drawings of landscapes, animals, and birds, ca. 1849-1855. MS Typ 55.13View of Cairo, oil, framed. g TypDr 805.L513.73v Processed by Nancy Finlay. Preferred Citation for Publication:Edward Lear Landscape Drawings, 1834-1884 (MS Typ 55.11, MS Typ 55.26, TypDr 805.L513). Houghton Library, Harvard University. Access is restricted. Consult Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts. Return to the Table of Contents Edward Lear (1812-1888) is remembered primarily for his nonsense rhymes and limericks, but in his own lifetime he sought recognition as a landscape painter. Return to the Table of Contents The Printing and Graphic Arts Department of the Houghton Library possesses a collection of more than 3,500 drawings, by far the largest in the world, that demonstrate just how successful Lear was in this field. The sheer number of drawings in the Houghton collection makes it possible to trace the evolution of his style from the mid-1830s through the 1880s and provides a detailed record of his extensive voyages. The majority of drawings were made during one of his last trips in 1873-1874 and represent scenes from India and Ceylon. A significant portion of the drawings are relatively small, with several mounted on a single cardboard sheet. Many drawings include Lear's manuscript notes. These record the place and date, and sometimes hour, of execution, as well as information about colors and textures to be added later. Lear's technique is discussed in HOFER. Return to the Table of Contents Arranged in chronological order of the artist's travels: ENGLAND before 1837 THE MOSELLE 1837ITALY 1838-1844 AMALFI 1844MISCELLANEOUS 1844 ALBAN HILLS 1845VOLSCIAN MOUNTAINS 1845 SICILY 1847CALABRIA 1847CAMPAGNA 1847GREEK ISLANDS 1848GREECE 1 1848TURKEY 1848ALBANIA 1848EGYPT 1 1849GREECE 2 1849GREECE 3 1849ENGLAND 2 1851EGYPT 2 1853-1854CORFU 1 1856ISRAEL AND JORDAN 1858ITALIAN RIVIERA 1860 TUSCANY 1861CORFU 2 1862FRENCH RIVIERA 1 1864-1865MALTA 1865YUGOSLAVIA 1866EGYPT 3 1867RAVENNA 1867FRENCH RIVIERA 2 1868CORSICA 1 1868 CORSICA 2 1868 CORSICA 3 1868CORSICA 4 1868MISCELLANEOUS 2 LUCKNOW 1873-1874 BARRACKPORE 1873-1874HIMALAYAS 1873-1874GWALIOR 1873-1874DELHI 1873-1874HARDWAR 1873-1874SIMLA 1873-1874MAHABALESHWAR 1873-1874POONA 1873-1874HYDERABAD 1873-1874MAHABALIPURAM 1873-1874TIRUCHIRAPPALLI (TRICHONOPOLY) 1873-1874COONOOR 1873-1874CALICUT 1 1873-1874CEYLON 1873-1874CALICUT 2 1873-1874BOMBAY SCRAPS LUCKNOW SCRAPS BARRACKPORE SCRAPS HIMALAYA SCRAPS TAJ MAHAL SCRAPSGWALIOR SCRAPSDEHLI SCRAPS DEHRA DUN SCRAPSHARDWAR SCRAPS SIMLA SCRAPSTEOG SCRAPS MAHABALESHWAR SCRAPS POONA SCRAPSHYDERABAD SCRAPS TRAIN SCRAPS MAHABALIPURAM SCRAPS TIRUCHAPPALLI SCRAPSCOONOOR SCRAPS CALICUT 1 SCRAPS CEYLON SCRAPS CALICUT 2 SCRAPS ITALIAN ALPS 1878-1883 When requesting drawings, please cite the information given under Call number/location. Return to the Table of Contents Abbreviations Used For Bibliographic References:Return to the Table of Contents |