Edward Lear, Catania and Mount Etna

Edward Lear

British · 1812–1888 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a… (Wikipedia)

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Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a form he popularised but which term he never used.

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Born 1812, HighgateDied 1888, SanremoOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q309759 ↗ULAN 500016261 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as Derry Down Derry, Edu'ard Lir, Eduard Liri, Lear, lear e

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Edward Lear, Catania and Mount Etna
Catania and Mount Etna1847 · Oil on board
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1961 — Open Access (CC0)
Edward Lear, View of Sciacca, Sicily
View of Sciacca, SicilyMay 20, 1847 · Pen and brown ink, over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …
Edward Lear, Pentedatelo, Calabria, Italy
Pentedatelo, Calabria, Italy1847 (?) · Watercolor over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon Douglas III…
Edward Lear, View of St. Peter's, Rome
View of St. Peter's, Rome1843 · Graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1960 — Open Access (CC0)
Edward Lear, Agia Paraskevi, Epirus, Greece
Agia Paraskevi, Epirus, GreeceApril 13, 1857 · Graphite, pen and brown ink and watercolor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Brooke Russell Astor Bequest, 2013 …
Edward Lear, Mount Olympus from Larissa, Thessaly, Greece
Mount Olympus from Larissa, Thessaly, Greece1850–85 · Watercolor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Estate of Florence B. Selden, in memo…
Edward Lear, Cervara
Cervarahand-colored lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Miss Katharine Shepard — Open Ac…
Edward Lear, Via Porta Pinciana, Rome
Via Porta Pinciana, Romecolor lithograph
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Miss Katharine Shepard — Open Ac…
Edward Lear, View of Ceriana
View of Ceriana1870 · pen and brown ink over graphite
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)
Edward Lear, White Headed Eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus)
White Headed Eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus)published 1832-1837 · hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjam…
Edward Lear, Capo Sant'Angelo, Amalfi
Capo Sant'Angelo, Amalfic. 1885 · pen and brown ink over graphite on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
Edward Lear, Mountainous View from Antrodoco
Mountainous View from Antrodoco1845 · black chalk heightened with white gouache on blue wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal — Open Access …
Edward Lear, Gezicht op de Ponte Lupo (bij Tivoli)
Gezicht op de Ponte Lupo (bij Tivoli)1845-05-02
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
Edward Lear, Psittacara Naria / Dwarf Parrakeet Maccaw (Plate 12)
Psittacara Naria / Dwarf Parrakeet Maccaw (Plate 12)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Platycereus Tabuensis / Tabuan Parrakeet (Plate 16)
Platycereus Tabuensis / Tabuan Parrakeet (Plate 16)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Platycerus Barnardi / Barnard's Parrakeet (Plate 18)
Platycerus Barnardi / Barnard's Parrakeet (Plate 18)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Platycercus Brownii / Brown's Parrakeet
Platycercus Brownii / Brown's Parrakeet1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Red-capped Parrakeet, male (Plate 21)
Red-capped Parrakeet, male (Plate 21)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Platycercus Stanley II / Stanley Parrakeet (Young Male) (Plate 24)
Platycercus Stanley II / Stanley Parrakeet (Young Male) (Plate 24)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Platycercus Stanley II / Stanley Parrakeet (young male) (Plate 24)
Platycercus Stanley II / Stanley Parrakeet (young male) (Plate 24)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, Pacific Parrakeet (Plate 26)
Pacific Parrakeet (Plate 26)1832
Yale Center for British Art ↗
CC0 · Edward Lear, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Yale Center for British Art
Edward Lear, La Piana
La Piana1868 · Watercolor and pen and brush and brown ink, over graphite, on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Regenstein Collection — public domain (CC0)
Edward Lear, Collepardo
Collepardo1841 · Tint lithograph on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…
Edward Lear, The Cedars of Lebanon
The Cedars of Lebanon1858 · Watercolor, with pen and brown ink, over graphite, on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Suzanne Searle Dixon and Prints and Drawings Discre…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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