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Temple of Venus and Roma, Rome by Edward Lear

Temple of Venus and Roma, Rome

Edward Lear · 1840

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Artist
Edward Lear
Date
1840
Location
Yale Center for British Art
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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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