The Cedars of Lebanon
Edward Lear · 1858
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist to Franklin Lushington (1823–1901). Sir John Witt, by 1958 [London 1958]; to his son, Christopher Witt; and by descent to 2013. Sold by Lowell Libson, Ltd., London, to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2018.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- London, Arts Council, Edward Lear 1812–1888, 1958, p. 25, cat. 34, pl. IV.
- London, Gooden & Fox, Edward Lear 1812–1888, 1968, cat. 66 (on loan).
- London, The Fine Art Society, The Travels of Edward Lear, Oct. 17–Nov. 11, 1983, p. 43, cat. 86.
- London, Royal Academy of Arts, Edward Lear 1812–1888, 1985, p. 112, cat. 26, color illus. p. 70.
Literature
Published references
- Vivien Noakes, The Painter Edward Lear (London, David and Charles, 1991), pp. 76–7 (color ill.).
- Vivien Noakes, Edward Lear: The Life of a Wanderer (Gloucestershire, Sutton, 2004) (ill.).
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