Overview
Drawings, poems, proofs, landscapes, portraits and other items by the English poet and artist Edward Lear.
Dates
- 1849-1866
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Access requires permission of curator.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
.5 linear feet (2 boxes)Includes Lear's nonsense drawings, autograph manuscript drafts of the nonsense poems and nonsense alphabet, drawings with verse, and proofs for The nonsense alphabet and other works. Also includes a few landscape drawings, a portrait of an unidentified man, self-portraits, and a portrait photograph of Lear, among other items.
Biographical / Historical
Lear was an English poet and artist.
Arrangement
Arranged in rough alphabetical order by title.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unless otherwise noted, gift of Philip Hofer, 1942.
- Title
- Lear, Edward, 1812-1888. Edward Lear miscellaneous drawings, 1849-1866: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01459
Repository Details
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