EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH 1812-1888)
MEDEENET ABOU
Estimate: £800 - £1,200
Auction: Day 1 - Wed 14th May from 10am | Lots 1 to 313
Description
Inscribed and dated ‘1856-19 Feby. tired out 3.p.m’, pen and ink
Dimensions
20cm x 45cm (8in x 17.75in)
Provenance
Agnew's, London, where bought by the mother of the present owners in 1966.
Footnote
The present watercolour depicts the great 20th dynasty mortuary temple of Rameses III (c. 1182-1150 BC) and adjoining temples at Medinet Habu on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes (Luxor). To the right, behind the hills in the distance, lies the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings.