Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore

Edward Lear, 1839

MEDIUMgraphite heightened with white
DIMENSIONS[object Object]
LOCATIONCleveland Museum of Art
COLLECTIONDrawings
CULTUREEngland, 19th century
CREDIT LINEGift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw
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Edward Lear 1812–1888 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Victorian naturalist who drew parrots at 19, then traveled the world painting landscapes and writing nonsense verse.

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