LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labicana, Rome. ca. 1842. 18th Century Felix Delahaye

Felix Delahaye

and records at Sevres show that he supplied drawings to the factory there in 1806

Amaryllis Harrison

grape or a vine leaf were an attribute of Christ

LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labicana, Rome. ca. 1842. 18th Century Felix DelahayeLEAR, Edward (British, 1812 1888)The Tor di Schiavi on the Via Labicana, RomeOil on canvasSigned "1842 Ed Lear"9" x 17 1 2" canvas, 18 1 2" 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 (1812