EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH, 1812-1888)

Lago d'Isles, Lombardy, Italy
titled (lower left) and numbered '151' (lower right)
brown ink and watercolour
15 x 21.5cm

Provenance
John Peter Cochrane Collection;
Sale, Bonhams, London, 31st March 2015, lot 28;
Private collection, UK

Estimate:	£800 - £1,200
Hammer price:	£1,500

Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Footnote
Following an extensive trip to the Holy Land in 1867, Lear headed to Lombardy in Northern Italy and spent a month travelling through the Italian lakes. This small study most likely dates from the end of May 1867.

Condition report
Some minor, pale spots of foxing, the most obvious lower left.
Paper a little discoloured.
Otherwise appears generally good.

Under glass and not examined out of frame.

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