EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH, 1812-1888)

EDWARD LEAR (BRITISH, 1812-1888)
Kefalonia, Greece
inscribed 'Actinaki' (lower right), further inscribed 'Actinaki, Cefalonia, Greece' (verso)
watercolour and bodycolour over traces of pencil
15 x 20.5 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
overall framed: 34 x 40.5 cm (13 3/8 x 16 in.)

Lear traveled extensively throughout his life, visiting places like Italy, Greece, and India, and produced numerous landscape paintings Later Works: In addition to his nonsense verse, Lear also wrote travel books and continued to produce illustrations.