Zante (Zakinthos)
About this artwork
Lear visited Greece for the first time in April 1848 at the invitation of his friend George Bowen, Rector of the University of Corfu. On arrival on Corfu, he discovered that his host was away on a tour of the other Ionian Islands and decided to travel in pursuit. He was astonished and delighted by the beauty of the Ionian Islands and enjoyed exploring the landscape of Zante. The choice of monochrome ink wash, rather than watercolour, to add tone to this small sketch, is unusual for Lear.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Edward Lear (1812 - 1888) English
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title:Zante (Zakinthos)
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date created:1848
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materials:Pen and brown ink and brown wash over pencil
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measurements:23.81 x 37.46 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Accepted by H.M. Government in lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to the National Gallery of Scotland, 2003
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accession number:D 5551.25
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gallery:
Edward Lear
Edward Lear
Although now best known for his nonsense verse, Edward Lear was a superb draughtsman, a talented musician, an intrepid traveller and an outstanding landscape artist and travel writer. He was born in London and began to draw commercially at the age of sixteen. He developed a passion for travelling...
