A view of Subiaco, Italy
A view of Subiaco, Italy
A view of Subiaco, ItalySigned and dated lower right: Edward Lear. del. 1842 and inscribed lower left: SubiacoPencil on blue paper, heightened with white25.4 by 35 cm., 10 by 13 ¾ in.Provenance: Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 15th February 1961, lot 55 (2 in the lot);By descent to the present ownerLear arrived in Rome, aged twenty-five, in December 1837 on his first overseas tour. Apart from two brief visits to England he remained there for ten years. This fine early drawing show the influence of the drawing master and watercolourist James Duffield Harding (1798-1863). By the mid 1840s Lear had developed his own unique style for which he is best known.Subiaco lies directly east of Rome. This view is taken from the west of the town with the Ponte di San Francesco in the foreground. Built in 1358 it has a span of 121 feet over the Aniene river. On the hill behind is the large Rocca Abbaziale or Abbot's Castle dating from medieval times.){kind=link}
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
A view of Subiaco, Italy
Signed and dated lower right: Edward Lear. del. 1842 and inscribed lower left: Subiaco
Pencil on blue paper, heightened with white
25.4 by 35 cm., 10 by 13 ¾ in.
Provenance:
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 15th February 1961, lot 55 (2 in the lot);
By descent to the present owner
Lear arrived in Rome, aged twenty-five, in December 1837 on his first overseas tour. Apart from two brief visits to England he remained there for ten years. This fine early drawing show the influence of the drawing master and watercolourist James Duffield Harding (1798-1863). By the mid 1840s Lear had developed his own unique style for which he is best known.
Subiaco lies directly east of Rome. This view is taken from the west of the town with the Ponte di San Francesco in the foreground. Built in 1358 it has a span of 121 feet over the Aniene river. On the hill behind is the large Rocca Abbaziale or Abbot's Castle dating from medieval times.