Philae on the Nile
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Edward Lear (British, 1812–1888). Philae on the Nile, 1855. Oil on canvas, 13 3/4 × 21 3/8 in. (34.9 × 54.3 cm) frame: 21 5/8 × 29 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. (54.9 × 74.6 × 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of David Nash, 81.210. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Artist
Title
Philae on the Nile
Date
1855
Geography
Place made: England
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
Dimensions
13 3/4 × 21 3/8 in. (34.9 × 54.3 cm) frame: 21 5/8 × 29 3/8 × 2 3/4 in. (54.9 × 74.6 × 7 cm)
Signatures
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"
Markings
Stamped verso: "PREPARED BY CHARLES ROBERSON/51.LONG ACRE.LONDON"
Credit Line
Gift of David Nash
Accession Number
81.210
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