Edward Lear
1812-1888
Roaming through Flowers
9 x 7 3/8 inches (229 x 187 mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper.
2007.88j
Gift of Mrs. Paul Pennoyer, 1963.
Notes
Part of 11 drawings including a nonsense rhyme, seven with humorous texts and three landscapes.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed with, "once again Ivos roaming thru fields of flowers, I felt at each step new joys-but I look with a sigh that memory, kind?"
Associated names
Pennoyer, Frances, 1897-1989, former owner.
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Classification
Century Drawings
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