Six studies of trees in Alderly Park, Cheshire

Edward Lear (1812 - 1888)

Whitworth Art Gallery

1837

These early drawings, some made when the artist was twenty-five, were made at Alderley Park, Cheshire, property of the Earl of Derby, for whom Lear worked for four years before going to Holland in 1837.

• Medium: black and white chalk on blue paper
• Dimensions: 36 x 24 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £830 ( Total: £3,325)
• ArtFunded in: 1981
• Vendor: Trustees of Clonterbrook Estate

Provenance

From the Clonterbrook Collection

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