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Lear Collection (page 3)

"Lear: A Journey through Nonsense, Nature, and Imagination" Step into the whimsical world of Lear, where owls and pussycats dance under a moonlit sky

Background imageLear Collection: BOOK OF NONSENSE, 1846. Limerick and drawing by Edward Lear from his Book of Nonsense

BOOK OF NONSENSE, 1846. Limerick and drawing by Edward Lear from his Book of Nonsense, first published in 1846

Background imageLear Collection: Illustration for William Shakespeares play King Lear, Act I, Scene I

Illustration for William Shakespeares play King Lear, Act I, Scene I. After an 18th century engraving by Richard Earlom from a work by Henry Fuseli

Background imageLear Collection: Sandy beach and turquoise water on Nusa Lembongan Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia

Sandy beach and turquoise water on Nusa Lembongan Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
View taken directly above of turquoise water and surf rolling in along a sandy beach on Nusa Lembongan Island just off the coast of Bali; Nusa Islands, Klungkung Regency, Lesser Sunda Islands

Background imageLear Collection: Batu Bolong Beach, Bali, Indonesia

Batu Bolong Beach, Bali, Indonesia
View from directly above of boats moored in the water off Batu Bolong Beach in Komodo National Park; Canggu, Bali, Indonesia

Background imageLear Collection: Illustration For King Lear By William Shakespeare. From The Illustrated Library Shakspeare

Illustration For King Lear By William Shakespeare. From The Illustrated Library Shakspeare, Published London 1890

Background imageLear Collection: Illustration By Sir John Gilbert For King Lear By William Shakespeare

Illustration By Sir John Gilbert For King Lear By William Shakespeare. From The Illustrated Library Shakspeare, Published London 1890

Background imageLear Collection: From King Lear By William Shakespeare. Lear Believes Cordelia Does Not Love Him And Banishes Her

From King Lear By William Shakespeare. Lear Believes Cordelia Does Not Love Him And Banishes Her. From The Illustrated Library Shakspeare, Published London 1890

Background imageLear Collection: Cordelia Speaks In King Lear, Act Iv, Scene Vii By William Shakeseare. Sir, Do You Know Me

Cordelia Speaks In King Lear, Act Iv, Scene Vii By William Shakeseare. Sir, Do You Know Me? Drawn And Etched By Robert Dudley. From The Illustrated Library Shakspeare, Published London 1890

Background imageLear Collection: King Lear, 1890 (litho)

King Lear, 1890 (litho)
KW428117 King Lear, 1890 (litho) by Gilbert, John (1817-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Lear by William Shakespeare (c.1564-1616); From The Illustrated Library Shakespeare

Background imageLear Collection: Mount Tomohrit, Albania, by Edward Lear

Mount Tomohrit, Albania, by Edward Lear (1812-1888)

Background imageLear Collection: King Lear and the Fool. Illustration by Felix O. C. Darley (1822-1888)

King Lear and the Fool. Illustration by Felix O. C. Darley (1822-1888) to William Shakespeares King Lear
KING LEAR, 19th CENTURY. King Lear and the Fool. Illustration by Felix O.C. Darley (1822-1888) to William Shakespeares King Lear

Background imageLear Collection: Actor Hugh Griffith as King Lear

Actor Hugh Griffith as King Lear
Hugh Emrys Griffith (19121980) - an Oscar-winning Welsh film, stage and television actor. Seen here in the role of King Lear. Date: circa 1960

Background imageLear Collection: 1849 John Gould artist & ornithologist 1849 John Gould artist & ornithologist

1849 John Gould artist & ornithologist 1849 John Gould artist & ornithologist
John Gould (14 September 1804 - 3 February 1881). Engraving by T.H. Maguire 1849 as part of the friends of the Ipswich Museum series

Background imageLear Collection: Lear / Nonsense / Anerley

Lear / Nonsense / Anerley
There was an Old Person of Anerley, whose conduct was strange and unmannerly; He rushed down the Strand, with a pig in each hand, but returned in the evening to Anerley

Background imageLear Collection: Book of Nonsense / Lear

Book of Nonsense / Lear
There was a Young Girl of Majorca, whose aunt was a very fast walker; She walked 70 miles, & leaped 15 stiles, Which astonished that Girl of Majorca

Background imageLear Collection: King Lear - title page - Lear and Cordelia

King Lear - title page - Lear and Cordelia. 1862

Background imageLear Collection: White dove on an Italian greetings card

White dove on an Italian greetings card
White dove with pink ribbon and flowers on an Italian greetings card (signed on the back by Edward Lear). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1880

Background imageLear Collection: Handwriting of Edward Lear on an Italian greetings card

Handwriting of Edward Lear on an Italian greetings card
Handwriting of Edward Lear on the back of an Italian greetings card -- a Christmas and New Year card to a Mr and Mrs Drummond, dated 20 December 1880. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1880

Background imageLear Collection: Psilopsiagon aymara, grey-hooded parakeet

Psilopsiagon aymara, grey-hooded parakeet
Plate 32 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph. Date: 1832

Background imageLear Collection: Long-billed black cockatoo

Long-billed black cockatoo
Plate 6 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph. Date: 1832

Background imageLear Collection: Passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, extinct

Passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, extinct.. Handcolored engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Edward Lear from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology, Pigeons

Background imageLear Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, King, Lear, Weeping, Body, Cordelia, Shakespeare, Lear, Act 5

Drawings Prints, Print, King, Lear, Weeping, Body, Cordelia, Shakespeare, Lear, Act 5
Drawings and Prints, Print, King Lear Weeping Over the Body of Cordelia (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 5, Scene 3), Boydell shakespeare Gallery, Engraver, Artist, Publisher, Subject, After

Background imageLear Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, Mr. Garrick, Character, King, Lear, Shakespeare, King, Act 3

Drawings Prints, Print, Mr. Garrick, Character, King, Lear, Shakespeare, King, Act 3
Drawings and Prints, Print, Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1), Subject, Sitter, Artist, Engraver, After, William Shakespeare, David Garrick

Background imageLear Collection: Drawings Prints, Drawing, Pentedatelo, Calabria, Italy, Artist, Edward Lear, British

Drawings Prints, Drawing, Pentedatelo, Calabria, Italy, Artist, Edward Lear, British
Drawings and Prints, Drawing, Pentedatelo, Calabria, Italy, Artist, Edward Lear, British, London 1812-1888 San Remo, Lear, Edward, British, 1812, 1888, 1847 (?)

Background imageLear Collection: Drawings Prints, Print, King Lear Cordelia, Shakespeare, Lear, Act 4, Scene 7, Publisher

Drawings Prints, Print, King Lear Cordelia, Shakespeare, Lear, Act 4, Scene 7, Publisher
Drawings and Prints, Print, King Lear and Cordelia (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 4, Scene 7), Publisher, Engraver, Artist, Subject, ()

Background imageLear Collection: Eclectus Roratus Polychloros ca 1830-32 Watercolor

Eclectus Roratus Polychloros ca 1830-32 Watercolor
Artokoloro

Background imageLear Collection: Agia Paraskevi Epirus Greece April 13 1857 Graphite

Agia Paraskevi Epirus Greece April 13 1857 Graphite
Artokoloro

Background imageLear Collection: Malta

Malta (1866). Lear, Edward 1812 - 1888. Date: 1866

Background imageLear Collection: Corfu: The Citadel from near the Village of Ascension

Corfu: The Citadel from near the Village of Ascension (1856). Lear, Edward 1812 - 1888. Date: 1856

Background imageLear Collection: The prototype LearAvia Lear Fan Model 2100, N626BL

The prototype LearAvia Lear Fan Model 2100, N626BL

Background imageLear Collection: KING LEAR

KING LEAR

Background imageLear Collection: Edward Lear, British (1812-1888), Cervara, hand-colored lithograph

Edward Lear, British (1812-1888), Cervara, hand-colored lithograph

Background imageLear Collection: Thomas Butts, Jr. after William Blake, British (active c. 1806-1808), Lear and Cordelia

Thomas Butts, Jr. after William Blake, British (active c. 1806-1808), Lear and Cordelia, probably c. 1806-1808, engraving

Background imageLear Collection: William Home Lizars after Edward Lear (Scottish, 1788 - 1859), Turtur Risorius, hand-colored

William Home Lizars after Edward Lear (Scottish, 1788 - 1859), Turtur Risorius, hand-colored lithograph

Background imageLear Collection: Thomas Butts, Jr. after William Blake (British, active c. 1806 - 1808), Lear and Cordelia

Thomas Butts, Jr. after William Blake (British, active c. 1806 - 1808), Lear and Cordelia, probably c. 1806-1808, engraving

Background imageLear Collection: John Raphael Smith after Henry Fuseli (British, 1752 - 1812), Lear and Cordelia, 1784

John Raphael Smith after Henry Fuseli (British, 1752 - 1812), Lear and Cordelia, 1784, mezzotint on laid paper

Background imageLear Collection: Edward Lear (British, 1812 - 1888), Sketches in Italy [recto], 1839-1845, black chalk

Edward Lear (British, 1812 - 1888), Sketches in Italy [recto], 1839-1845, black chalk and graphite with gray and white washes on light brown wove paper

Background imageLear Collection: King Lear, 1890 (litho)

King Lear, 1890 (litho)
KW428122 King Lear, 1890 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Lear by William Shakespeare (c.1564-1616); From The Illustrated Library Shakespeare

Background imageLear Collection: Garrick as King Lear, Shakespeare, English Poet and Playwright, 1564-1616, Uk, 1893

Garrick as King Lear, Shakespeare, English Poet and Playwright, 1564-1616, Uk, 1893 Engraving

Background imageLear Collection: 2654843; out of copyright

2654843; out of copyright

Background imageLear Collection: 2654840; out of copyright

2654840; out of copyright

Background imageLear Collection: Mount Athos and the Monastery of Stavroniketes Signed in monogram in lower left

Mount Athos and the Monastery of Stavroniketes Signed in monogram in lower left: " EL", Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British

Background imageLear Collection: The Forest of Valdoniello, Corsica Monogrammed in lower right, Edward Lear, 1812-1888

The Forest of Valdoniello, Corsica Monogrammed in lower right, Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British

Background imageLear Collection: Kinchinjunga, Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British

Kinchinjunga, Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British

Background imageLear Collection: Temple of Venus and Rome, Rome, Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British

Temple of Venus and Rome, Rome, Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British

Background imageLear Collection: Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling Kinchinjunga from Darjeeling, India Signed and dated

Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling Kinchinjunga from Darjeeling, India Signed and dated in monogram in lower left: " EL 1879", Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British

Background imageLear Collection: Corfu from Ascension signed, Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British

Corfu from Ascension signed, Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British

Background imageLear Collection: The Marble Rocks - Nerbudda Jubbolpore Signed and dated, lower right: [monogram]

The Marble Rocks - Nerbudda Jubbolpore Signed and dated, lower right: [monogram]
The Marble Rocks - Nerbudda Jubbolpore Signed and dated, lower right: " [monogram] | 1882", Edward Lear, 1812-1888, British



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"Lear: A Journey through Nonsense, Nature, and Imagination" Step into the whimsical world of Lear, where owls and pussycats dance under a moonlit sky. Inspired by Edward Lear's timeless masterpiece "The Owl and The Pussycat, " this captivating illustration by Leslie Brook brings to life the enchanting characters that have charmed generations. Edward Lear, known for his nonsense songs, stories, botany, and alphabets, was a creative genius of the 19th century. His imaginative mind took flight as he penned delightful verses that tickled our funny bones while sparking our imagination. In another masterpiece titled "The Quangle-Wangle's Hat, " Lear takes us on yet another fantastical journey filled with peculiar creatures and nonsensical rhymes. His ability to transport readers to imaginary worlds is unmatched. But it wasn't just nonsense that occupied Lear's mind; he also had an eye for nature's wonders. From cockatiels like the Nymphicus hollandicus to majestic mountains like Mount Kanchenjunga in Darjeeling captured in his drawings, Lear celebrated the beauty of our natural world. Lear's love for nonsense extended beyond his own creations. In Tring, England lies a museum dedicated to him - a testament to how his work continues to inspire even today. His legacy lives on as people from all walks of life find solace in embracing their inner child through laughter-inducing tales. Even Shakespeare himself recognized Lear's brilliance when he immortalized King Lear in one of his plays. Alonzo Chappel beautifully captures this iconic scene between King Lear and the Fool in an illustration that showcases both tragedy and humor intertwined. As we delve into Edward Lear's universe filled with cedars reaching towards the heavens or Jumblies setting sail on adventures unknown, we are reminded of the power of imagination.