id: 147586 accession number: 1973.83 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.83 updated: 2023-03-11 20:51:01.193000 Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore, 1839. Edward Lear (British, 1812–1888). Graphite heightened with white ; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw 1973.83 title: Isola Bella, Lago Maggiore title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1839 creation date earliest: 1839 creation date latest: 1839 current location: creditline: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw copyright: --- culture: England, 19th century technique: graphite heightened with white department: Drawings collection: DR - British type: Drawing find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Edward Lear (British, 1812–1888) - artist --- measurements: state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Year in Review: 1973 opening date: 1974-01-30T05:00:00 Year in Review: 1973. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974). title: National Schools of Style opening date: 1983-06-14T04:00:00 National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983). title: The Birth and Flowering of British Romantic Art opening date: 1990-05-01T04:00:00 The Birth and Flowering of British Romantic Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-July 22, 1990). title: Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century opening date: 2004-08-15T00:00:00 Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/15/04-11/14/04. "Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century". No exhibition catalogue. --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Most famous for humorous poems such as "The Owl and the Pussycat," Lear was also a painter and illustrator who wittily described himself as "Greek Topographical Painter par excellence." As a young artist, he traveled to Rome and remained abroad for the majority of his life. He undertook walking tours in Italy, Greece, Switzerland, and France, and sketched assiduously. Upon finding what he deemed a good subject, Lear observed the scenery through a monocle and then rapidly sketched the details of the view in graphite, usually recording the precise location and date. Later, he worked up the drawing in ink and laid in color washes. This drawing records a view of Lake Maggiore in Italy. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1973.83/1973.83_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1973.83/1973.83_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1973.83/1973.83_full.tif