Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore — Edward Lear

DETAILS

Artist: Edward Lear
Date: 1839
Medium: graphite heightened with white
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions: [object Object]
Collection: Drawings
Culture: England, 19th century
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw

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THE ARTIST

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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