
Original price
GBP £ 12.5
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Description

Drawings of birds
Edward Lear (1812–88)
Italy, 1880 A3 Print
© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Birds, by Edward Lear. Ink and watercolour. England, late 19th century. Lear drew 16 of these comic birds during his stay in Northern Italy about 1880, for Charles Geffrard Pirouet, then a small boy staying at the same hotel as the artist. This print is a composite of six of them.
Created exclusively for the V&A
Author/Artist/Designer
Edward Lear
Dimensions
A3 (297mm × 420mm)
Composition
Giclée printed on 300 gsm textured watercolour paper
Last updated: 07/01/25