A distant view of the Castel Sant' Angelo, Corfú

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EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
A distant view of the Castel Sant' Angelo, Corfú
signed with monogram and dated '1863' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on buff coloured paper
6 ½ x 10 1/8 in. (16.5 x 25.8 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Sant' Angelo is a Byzantine castle located on the northwest coast of Corfu. The artist revisited the present composition on occasion, with a similar view being engraved for Lear's Views in the Seven Ionian Islands, 1863 (pl. 7).

For another view of Corfu by Lear, see lot 267.

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