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Six studies of trees in Alderly Park, Cheshire

Edward Lear, 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.

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Title of artwork, date

Six studies of trees in Alderly Park, Cheshire, 1837

Date supported

1981

Medium and material

Black and white chalk on blue paper

Dimensions

36 x 24 cm

Grant

830

Total cost

3325

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