Edward Lear
(1812–1888) brittisk poet, författare, illustratör och målare
Edward Lear (United Kingdom, 1812–1888) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Edward Lear belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Edward Lear was born in London and died in Sanremo. Edward Lear worked in London.
One of the best-known works is ‘The Book of Nonsense’. The works belong mainly to the genres landscape painting and ornithology. The catalogue has 114 works by Edward Lear with free images. The dated works span the years 1832–1888. Works by Edward Lear are held by several collections, among them Yale Center for British Art, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Government Art Collection, and Prints in the National Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include John Linnell, Charles Landseer, David Octavius Hill, John Frederick Lewis, and Fritz L’Allemand.