Artist
Edward LearBritish, 1812–1888
CultureBritish
Titles
- The Gombo, Pisa
Date1883
Place depictedPisa, Italy
MediumWatercolor over pen and ink and graphite on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 8 7/16 × 13 7/8 in. (21.4 × 35.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 13 7/8 in. (21.4 × 35.3 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 13 7/8 in. (21.4 × 35.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer in honor of Adele Birdsall Houghton
Object number2017.1
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in ink, top right corner: S. Sky
Recto: Inscribed in ink, upper left center: sky [vertical, cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, upper left center: green [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, upper right center: S
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, upper right center: edges light yellow gn [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, left center: all green [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, right center: S
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, lower left center: dark / [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, lower left center: shades on / broken earth [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, lower center: camels / [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, lower right center: reddy ocher (?) / earth [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, lower right center: far pines [cursive]
Recto: Dated in graphite, lower right edge: 8:30 / 1883
Recto: Inscribed and dated in ink, bottom left corner: The "Gombo" - / Pisa. 8-8:30 AM. / 10 Septem. 1883 [cursive]
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Recto: Inscribed in ink, upper left center: sky [vertical, cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, upper left center: green [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, upper right center: S
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, upper right center: edges light yellow gn [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, left center: all green [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, right center: S
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, lower left center: dark / [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, lower left center: shades on / broken earth [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, lower center: camels / [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, lower right center: reddy ocher (?) / earth [cursive]
Recto: Inscribed in ink and graphite, lower right center: far pines [cursive]
Recto: Dated in graphite, lower right edge: 8:30 / 1883
Recto: Inscribed and dated in ink, bottom left corner: The "Gombo" - / Pisa. 8-8:30 AM. / 10 Septem. 1883 [cursive]
Verso: [inaccessible]
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