LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labieana, Rome Watercolor John Gould (1804-1881)Phaethornis Cephalus

John Gould (1804-1881)Phaethornis Cephalus

1823-1873)

capturing the diversity of Indigenous lifethrough portraits

His training was interrupted by his service in WWI during which he sustained injuries

Anian is a transfer of a toponym first mentioned by Marco Polo

LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labieana, Rome Watercolor John Gould (1804-1881)Phaethornis CephalusLEAR, Edward (British, 1812 1888). The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labieana, Rome Oil on canvas. Signed: "E. Lear, 1842" 9" x 17 1 2" canvas, 18 1 4" x 26 1 4" framed. Provenance: Painted for Captain and Miss Phipps Hornby of Shooters Hill, Kent; Miss Edith Jones, and thence by descent. During the nineteenth century, artists and tourists alike flocked to Italy to observe the country's countless ruins and bask in its mythical golden sunlight. Edward Lear