The Yealm from Wembury Wood
Drawing
2 July 1837 (made)
2 July 1837 (made)
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The Yealm from Wembury Wood
Object details
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| Title | The Yealm from Wembury Wood (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | pencil and chinese white |
| Brief description | Edward Lear. The Yealm from Wembury Wood. One of 51 assorted drawings made between 1837 and 1847. |
| Physical description | The Yealm from Wembury Wood |
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| Object history | E.752 to 788-1939 were drawn during a visit to South Devon and Cornwall in June-July 1837 and were presented by the artist to Captain and Mrs. Hornby and their family. (See pp.17, 73 and 107 of Edward Lear by Angus Davidson, London, 1938.) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1939, published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, London, 1950 |
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| Accession number | E.780-1939 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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