EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
PATTI
Estimate: £600 - £900
Auction: Session Two - Thursday 20th February at 10am
Description
Inscribed and dated ‘Patti 4 July 1847’ and numbered 2/2, and further inscribed with notes throughout, pencil and pen and ink
Dimensions
30cm x 46cm (11.75in x 17.75in)
Footnote
Patti, which is close to Messina, is most known for the magnificent ruins of the surrounding ancient Greek city of Tindari and the ruins of its ornate Roman villa, which dates back to the second and third centuries AD. Founded in 1094 by Norman King Roger II of Sicily, Patti was destroyed by Frederick of Aragon in 1300 due to its affiliation with the House of Anjou. Rebuilt in the 16th century, it was eventually sacked by Ottoman Turks.