View of Reggio and the Straits of Messina

Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)

Tate Collection

1852

Product of Lear's visit to Calbria in 1847. One of two gifts and one bequest to two museums by Sir John Witt through the Art Fund in 1963 and 1983. Sir John Witt was a staunch supporter of the Art Fund and acted as its legal adviser for many years. He was the son of Sir Robert Witt, a key figure in the Art Fund's history and one of the founders of the Courtauld.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 52 x 82 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1963
• Presented by Sir John Witt through The Art Fund

Provenance

? Mrs William Rawson, c.1852; Appleby Bros; John Witt, 1957.

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