Botanical study including Roses, Fritillaria Imperialis and Bluebells
Botanical study including Roses, Fritillaria Imperialis and Bluebells
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
Botanical study including Roses, Fritillaria Imperialis and Bluebells 
Signed lower centre; E. Lear. 
Pencil and watercolour on a cut out cartouche shaped sheet, mounted onto a secondary sheet
16.2 by 21.8 cm., 6 ½ by 8 ¾ in.
Provenance: 
Miss Fraser, circa 1830; 
K.S. Barrie, 1921; 
Anonymous sale, Christie's London, 10th July 1990, lot 1 (part); 
Vivien Noakes (1937-2011) and by descent to 2023
 
                