Image of Quarries of Syracuse, 11 June 1847 (graphite, pen & brown by Lear, Edward (1812-88)

Quarries of Syracuse, 11 June 1847 (graphite, pen & brown ink, w/c and bodycolour on...

IMAGE number: COU5948419
Image title: Quarries of Syracuse, 11 June 1847 (graphite, pen & brown ink, w/c and bodycolour on buff wove paper)
Artist: Lear, Edward (1812-88) / English
Location: The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Medium: Graphite, pen and brown ink, watercolour and bodycolour on buff wove paper
Date: 1847 AD (C19th AD)
Dimensions: 34.3x49.9 cms

Image description: Apart from intervals in England, Lear lived principally abroad, travelling extensively on the Continent and further afield. He made thousands of rapid sketches, annotating them to provide information for finished works. Produced on his second trip to Sicily, this watercolour is the final study for a large oil painting (Private collection). Persuaded by William Holman Hunt to follow the Pre-Raphaelite practice of painting from nature, Lear worked alongside the artist at the Fairlight cliffs near Hastings, using this sketch for guidance.
Photo credit: Photo © The Courtauld / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 19th century / cliff / painting / drawing / landscape / quarry / Sicily / Sicilian / rock face / sheer / steep / Syracuse / 19th century / C19 / Nineteenth Century

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