Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888) Honister from near Buttermere 17.8 x 26 cm. (7 x 10 1/4 in.)
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Edward Lear (British, 1812-1888)
Honister from near Buttermere
inscribed and dated '27 Sept 1836' pencil and black chalk on blue paper
17.8 x 26 cm. (7 x 10 1/4 in.)
Sold for £1,792 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    With Spink, London.

    Lear's visit to Cumbria in 1836 was one of his first sketching tours, he recorded that: "the counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland are superb indeed, & tho the weather has been miserable, yet I have contrived to walk pretty well over the whole ground, & to sketch a good deal besides".

Category: Fine Art / Watercolours

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