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, British, 1812-1888
Title
The Banqueting-room, Bellevue, with a View of Wicklow Head
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.2019.198
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; 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