Ruined Temple on a Hill

1864

Edward Lear

Associated Names
Edward Lear

Artist, British, 1812 - 1888

The sketch depicts a landscape from a slightly elevated point of view. A classical building with columns stands near the horizon, flanked by trees. Near the foreground, there are outlines of bushes and trees, adding depth. The sketch features loose, informal brushstrokes and lines, suggesting an early stage drawing. The color palette is primarily soft, sepia-toned pencil lines on a light canvas.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over graphite on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 34.7 x 25.6 cm (13 11/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.101

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Durlacher Brothers, London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1963-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, Walter Cecil Rawls Museum, Courtland, VA; Roanoke Fine Arts Centr, Roanoke, VA; Longwood College, Farmville, VA; University of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, University of VIrginia, Charlottesville, VA; Virginia Museum Downtown Gallery, First and Merchants Center, RIchmond, VA, 1973-1975, no. 14.

Bibliography

1975

  • "Drawings for Theater and Architecture: A Special View of a Notable Virginia Collection of Master Drawings," _Arts in Virginia, 15 (Spring 1975), 2.

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of William B. O'Neal, Virginia Museum Downtown Gallery, Richmond, 1975, 14

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, checklist 160

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 29 May / 64; graphite notations overall

Wikidata ID

Q64557536

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