Edward Lear, British, 1812 - 1888
Title: Bray, with the Little Sugarloaf in the Distance
Date: 1835
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
10.8 x 16.5 cm
Credit Line: Purchased, with the support of the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, 2019
Object Number: NGI.2019.194
DescriptionDelicate and accurate topographical views in graphite of locations in Wicklow and Clondalkin. They are the only known drawings of Irish scenes by Edward Lear, best known for his comic limericks but also a prolific draughtsman and poet.
ProvenanceMary F. Shaw; with Agnew's, London, 1989, where purchased by Vivien Noakes; since the 1980's in a private collection, Co. Wicklow; Chritie's, London, Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Sale, 2 July 2019, Lot 188
Exhibition HistoryLear and the Landscape Artist: tour of Ireland and the English Lakes 1835 and 1836, The Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere, UK, 2 July - 4 October 2009