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Edward Lear , British, 1812-1888

Title

The Great and Little Sugarloaf from the Scalp

Date1835

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensions

10.8 x 16.5 cm

Credit LinePurchased, with the support of the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, 2019

Object numberNGI.2019.191

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; Private Collection, Co. Wicklow, since the 1980s; Christie's, London, Old Master and British Drawings and Watercolours Sale, 2 July 2019, lot 188Exhibition 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

New Perspectives. Acquisitions 2011 - 2020, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 11 May - 2 August 2021