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Edward Lear

Sketches in Italy [recto], 1839/1845

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Medium

black chalk and graphite with gray and white washes on light brown wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 22.3 x 29.3 cm (8 3/4 x 11 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of William B. O'Neal

Accession Number

1995.52.100.a

Artists / Makers

Edward Lear (artist) British, 1812 - 1888

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Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1976-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Agnew & Sons, Ltd., Thomas
O'Neal, William B., Estate of
O'Neal, William B., Professor

Exhibition History

1989: The Spell of Italy, University of Virginia Library (McGregor Room), Charlottesville, 5 March - 30 July, 1989.

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