LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labieana, Rome Active Octavo Other scientists included Titian Peale

Other scientists included Titian Peale

rendered with the precision and tonal subtlety that define the work of one of the most important natural history illustrators of nineteenth century France

Atop the door is a glazed tripartite transom

armed with letters of introduction from Ben- jamin West to leading citizens of that city

Sicily — the last depicted region of the Spanish Empire — is outfitted with a mantilla veil

LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labieana, Rome Active Octavo Other scientists included Titian PealeLEAR, Edward (British, 1812 1888). The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labieana, Rome Oil on canvas. Signed: "E. Lear, 1842" 9" x 17 1 2" canvas, 18 1 4" x 26 1 4" framed. Provenance: Painted for Captain and Miss Phipps Hornby of Shooters Hill, Kent; Miss Edith Jones, and thence by descent. During the nineteenth century, artists and tourists alike flocked to Italy to observe the country's countless ruins and bask in its mythical golden sunlight. Edward Lear