A view of Eremo di Camaldoli, Frascati, near Rome

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EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
A view of Eremo di Camaldoli, Frascati, near Rome
signed and dated 'Edward Lear del. 1846.' (lower right) and inscribed 'Camaldoli. / Frascati.' (lower left)
pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with touches of white on buff paper
6 ¼ x 17 ¾ in. (16 x 45 cm.)

Provenance

with Agnew's, London (105th Annual Exhibition of Waterclours and Drawings, January-February 1978, no. 213).

Conditions of sale

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Descriptif du lot

Lear first travelled to Italy in 1837, and enjoyed regular and prolonged visits across the country over the following decade, culminating in his 1846 publication 'Illustrated excursions in Italy'. For another Italian view by Lear, see lot 269.

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