Philae on the Nile

• Artist: Edward Lear
• Medium: Oil on canvas
• Geographical Location: England
• Dates: 1855
• Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 21 3/8 in. (34.9 x 54.3 cm) Frame: 21 5/8 x 29 1/2 in. (54.9 x 74.9 cm)
• Markings: Stamped verso: "PREPARED BY CHARLES ROBERSON/51.LONG ACRE.LONDON"
• Signature: Signed and dated lower right: "E. Lear. 1855."
• Inscriptions: Inscribed verso top of frame: "Philae on the Nile/Edward Lear/1855" Verso, bottom of frame, on paper label: "Edward LEAR, 1812-1888/Philae, from across on the Nile/JS Maas & Co Ltd dealers in fine art/15a Clifford Street, New Bond Street W1: Telephone: REGENT 2302"
• Collection: European Art
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 3O11, SCR 11A
• Accession Number: 81.210
• Image: 81.210.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,