Portræt af Edward Lear

List of the 100 Most Famous Paintings by Edward Lear

Opdateret oktober 2026 · rangeret efter vores popularitetsscore (søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk) · 419 værker af Edward Lear i vores katalog

Sammendrag

The most widely known painting by Edward Lear is Cogoleto, Italy. The next entries are Crescenza and Blue And Yellow Macaw. The catalogue documents 419 works by Edward Lear; the 100 entries below are the best known, listed in rank order with date, holding museum and description.

1812 – 1888, London Romanticism Flest værker: Yale Center for British Art

Edward Lear: the 10 principal paintings

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Cogoleto, Italy af Edward Lear

Cogoleto, Italy

Watercolor

The sun rests upon a sandy shore in Cogoleto, Italy. A mountain rises in the background, its silhouette watching over the water. Along the edge of the sea, small figures move through the light. Some people gather near the tide, while others linger further away, lost in the vastness of the landscape. A single dog wanders toward the right, a small presence against the expanse of the beach. The scene…

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The Temple of Apollo at Bassae (1855) af Edward Lear

The Temple of Apollo at Bassae

1855 · Oil On Canvas · Fitzwilliam-museet, Cambridge

The ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Bassae emerge from a rugged landscape, defined by heavy stone columns that support a weathered roof structure. In the foreground, the primary temple dominates the view, its pillars standing as silent witnesses to a lost era. Beyond this central structure, two smaller temples are visible in the distance, partially obscured by the natural terrain. The composition places the viewer amidst a scattering…

Edward Lear: entries 11 to 100

11A Great Green Macaw af Edward LearA Great Green Macaw 12Great Sulphur Cockatoo (Plyctolophus Sulphureus) af Edward LearGreat Sulphur Cockatoo (Plyctolophus Sulphureus) 13Diano, South Of France af Edward LearDiano, South Of France 14Philae, Egypt (1863) af Edward LearPhilae, Egypt1863 · Yale Center for British Art 15The Plains of Lombardy from Monte Generoso (1880) af Edward LearThe Plains of Lombardy from Monte Generoso1880 · Ashmolean Museet for Kunst og Arkæologi 16Between Olavano and Civitella (1842) af Edward LearBetween Olavano and Civitella1842 · Yale Center for British Art 17Civita Castellana (1839) af Edward LearCivita Castellana1839 18Bjergene ved Thermopylæ (1852) af Edward LearBjergene ved Thermopylæ1852 · Bristol Museum - Art Gallery 19A Study of Ferns, Civitella (1842) af Edward LearA Study of Ferns, Civitella1842 · Yale Center for British Art 20Landscape with Goatherd (1842) af Edward LearLandscape with Goatherd1842 · Yale Center for British Art 21Temple of Venus and Roma, Rome (1840) af Edward LearTemple of Venus and Roma, Rome1840 · Yale Center for British Art 22Rome, a View of the Forum from a Terrace (1841) af Edward LearRome, a View of the Forum from a Terrace1841 23Rome, a View of the Forum with the Temple of Venus (1841) af Edward LearRome, a View of the Forum with the Temple of Venus1841 24A View of the Roman Campagna, a Villa and Aqueduct in the Distance (1841) af Edward LearA View of the Roman Campagna, a Villa and Aqueduct in the Distance1841 25A View of the Roman Campagna with Travelers Passing a Ruined Brick Tomb, an Aqueduct in the Distance (1841) af Edward LearA View of the Roman Campagna with Travelers Passing a Ruined Brick Tomb, an Aqueduct in the Distance1841 26Study of Rocks, Shrubs, and Tree Trunks at Monte Casale near Sansepolcro, Tuscany (1842) af Edward LearStudy of Rocks, Shrubs, and Tree Trunks at Monte Casale near Sansepolcro, Tuscany1842 27Venosa (1852) af Edward LearVenosa1852 · Toledo Kunstmuseum 28Corfu from near the Village of Virós (1858) af Edward LearCorfu from near the Village of Virós1858 · Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art 29Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives (1858) af Edward LearJerusalem from the Mount of Olives1858 · Israel Museum 30Corfu from Ascension (1860) af Edward LearCorfu from Ascension1860 · Yale Center for British Art 31Corfu from Ascension (1862) af Edward LearCorfu from Ascension1862 · Yale Center for British Art 32Corfu from Santa Decca (1862) af Edward LearCorfu from Santa Decca1862 · Yale Center for British Art 33Butrinto, Albania (1861) af Edward LearButrinto, Albania1861 · Yale Center for British Art 34Zagori, Greece (1860) af Edward LearZagori, Greece1860 · Yale Center for British Art 35Masada on the Dead Sea (1858) af Edward LearMasada on the Dead Sea1858 · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco 36View of the Ducal Palace, Massa, Northern Italy (1858) af Edward LearView of the Ducal Palace, Massa, Northern Italy1858 37View in the Campagna, Rome (with a River) (1861) af Edward LearView in the Campagna, Rome (with a River)1861 38View in the Campagna, Rome (with Ruins) (1861) af Edward LearView in the Campagna, Rome (with Ruins)1861 39View of Florence from Villa San Firenze (1862) af Edward LearView of Florence from Villa San Firenze1862 · Government Art Collection 40Corfu (1863) af Edward LearCorfu1863 41The Forest of Valdoniello, Corsica (1869) af Edward LearThe Forest of Valdoniello, Corsica1869 · Yale Center for British Art 42Denderah on the Nile (1867) af Edward LearDenderah on the Nile1867 43Feluccas on the Nile near Abu-Simbel (1867) af Edward LearFeluccas on the Nile near Abu-Simbel1867 44A Distant View of Nice from the Hills (1864) af Edward LearA Distant View of Nice from the Hills1864 45Thermopylae (1872) af Edward LearThermopylae1872 · Ashmolean Museet for Kunst og Arkæologi 46Kinchinjunga (1877) af Edward LearKinchinjunga1877 · Yale Center for British Art 47Campagna di Roma (1878) af Edward LearCampagna di Roma1878 48Buon Ricovero, in the Roman Campagna (1878) af Edward LearBuon Ricovero, in the Roman Campagna1878 49Kangchenjunga from Darjeeling (1879) af Edward LearKangchenjunga from Darjeeling1879 · Yale Center for British Art 50The Marble Rocks - Nerbudda Jubbolpore (1882) af Edward LearThe Marble Rocks - Nerbudda Jubbolpore1882 · Yale Center for British Art 51Argos from Mycene (1884) af Edward LearArgos from Mycene1884 52A View of Adam's Peak, Ceylon (1882) af Edward LearA View of Adam's Peak, Ceylon1882 · Government Art Collection 53Snowy Owl af Edward LearSnowy Owl 54Villa Borghese, Rome af Edward LearVilla Borghese, Rome 55Studies Of Sheep And Herdsmen af Edward LearStudies Of Sheep And Herdsmen 56Views In Rome And Its Environs 2 af Edward LearViews In Rome And Its Environs 2 57Opposite Calvi af Edward LearOpposite Calvi 58Arabs Approaching Mount Sinai af Edward LearArabs Approaching Mount Sinai 59Bocche Di Cattaro, Montenegro af Edward LearBocche Di Cattaro, Montenegro 60Palaiukhora, Crete af Edward LearPalaiukhora, Crete 61Naples, Italy af Edward LearNaples, Italy 62Katholikó Akrotiri, Crete af Edward LearKatholikó Akrotiri, Crete 63Damascus 3 af Edward LearDamascus 3 64View Of Sermoneta, Italy af Edward LearView Of Sermoneta, Italy 65Arkodyllus, Corfu af Edward LearArkodyllus, Corfu 66View Of Jerusalem 1 af Edward LearView Of Jerusalem 1 67The Monastery Of Baarlam, Meteora af Edward LearThe Monastery Of Baarlam, Meteora 68Windermere From Lowwood, Cumbria af Edward LearWindermere From Lowwood, Cumbria 69View Of Philae af Edward LearView Of Philae 70Musta, Malta af Edward LearMusta, Malta 71Modica, Sicily af Edward LearModica, Sicily 72A View Of Sorrento, Italy af Edward LearA View Of Sorrento, Italy 73Parnassus af Edward LearParnassus 74Isola Pescatore, Lake Maggiore, Italy af Edward LearIsola Pescatore, Lake Maggiore, Italy 75A View Of Santa Maura, Levkas, Ionian Islands af Edward LearA View Of Santa Maura, Levkas, Ionian Islands 76Corfu From The Hill Of Gastouri af Edward LearCorfu From The Hill Of Gastouri 77Pompey's Pillar af Edward LearPompey's Pillar 78Figures On The Shore Near Edfu af Edward LearFigures On The Shore Near Edfu 79Joannina, Epirus, Albania af Edward LearJoannina, Epirus, Albania 80Travellers On A Road, Subiaco, Italy af Edward LearTravellers On A Road, Subiaco, Italy 81The Pyramids Road af Edward LearThe Pyramids Road 82View Of Eze, Côte D'azur, France 1 af Edward LearView Of Eze, Côte D'azur, France 1 83An Arab Encampment In Wadi Feiran, Egypt af Edward LearAn Arab Encampment In Wadi Feiran, Egypt 84The Claudian Aqueduct On The Via Appia Near Rome af Edward LearThe Claudian Aqueduct On The Via Appia Near Rome 85A Distant View Of Mdina, Malta af Edward LearA Distant View Of Mdina, Malta 86Galata, Constantinople af Edward LearGalata, Constantinople 87Benares On The Ganges af Edward LearBenares On The Ganges 88Sunrise At Erment, Egypt af Edward LearSunrise At Erment, Egypt 89Porto Maurizio, Italy af Edward LearPorto Maurizio, Italy 90The Nile Above Aswan af Edward LearThe Nile Above Aswan 91A View Of Pauna, In The Ionian Islands af Edward LearA View Of Pauna, In The Ionian Islands 92View Of Ratnapura, Ceylon af Edward LearView Of Ratnapura, Ceylon 93Stairs Leading To S. Pietro In Vincoli af Edward LearStairs Leading To S. Pietro In Vincoli 94Mount Oeta And Thermopylae From Near Lamia af Edward LearMount Oeta And Thermopylae From Near Lamia 95Damascus af Edward LearDamascus 96Arabs At Mount Sinai, Egypt af Edward LearArabs At Mount Sinai, Egypt 97View Of Cythera, Greece af Edward LearView Of Cythera, Greece 98The Upper Nile, Toske, Egypt af Edward LearThe Upper Nile, Toske, Egypt 99Saffron-Coloured Aracari And Golden-Green Aracari af Edward LearSaffron-Coloured Aracari And Golden-Green Aracari 100Prince Of Wales Road, Malta af Edward LearPrince Of Wales Road, Malta

Principal subjects in the work of Edward Lear

The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.

Edward Lear: holding museums

De 8 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af Edward Lear Malerier fra denne liste
Yale Center for British Art, New HavenYale Center for British Art New Haven 16 Philae, Egypt, Between Olavano and Civitella, A Study of Ferns, Civitella
Government Art Collection, LondonGovernment Art Collection London 5 View of Florence from Villa San Firenze, A View of Adam's Peak, Ceylon
Ashmolean Museet for Kunst og Arkæologi, OxfordAshmolean Museet for Kunst og Arkæologi Oxford 3 The Plains of Lombardy from Monte Generoso, Thermopylae
Israel Museum, JerusalemIsrael Museum Jerusalem 2 View of Bethlehem, Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
Fitzwilliam-museet, CambridgeFitzwilliam-museet Cambridge 1 The Temple of Apollo at Bassae
Bristol Museum - Art Gallery, BristolBristol Museum - Art Gallery Bristol 1 Bjergene ved Thermopylæ
Toledo Kunstmuseum, ToledoToledo Kunstmuseum Toledo 1 Venosa
Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, ProvidenceRhode Island School of Design Museum of Art Providence 1 Corfu from near the Village of Virós

Edward Lear: principal painting of each decade

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Edward Lear's paintings: reference questions

Which painting by Edward Lear is the most widely known?Display the answer

Cogoleto, Italy. The following entries are Crescenza and Blue And Yellow Macaw.

Which ten paintings by Edward Lear are the best known?Display the answer

Cogoleto, Italy, Crescenza, Blue And Yellow Macaw, View of Taormina in Sicily with Etna in the distance, View of Bethlehem, The Pyramids of Ghizeh, The Temple of Apollo at Bassae, Plains Of Ashdod, Israel, View Of Eze, Italy og Ithaca, Ionian Islands. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Edward Lear are documented?Display the answer

The catalogue records 419 works by Edward Lear, dated between 1839 and 1884.

Which museums hold the best-known paintings of Edward Lear?Display the answer

Principally in Yale Center for British Art (New Haven), Government Art Collection (London) og Ashmolean Museet for Kunst og Arkæologi (Oxford). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

In which period were Edward Lear's best-known works painted?Display the answer

In 1860s: 14 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Philae, Egypt.

Which are the earliest and latest dated works by Edward Lear on this list?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is Civita Castellana (1839); the latest is Argos from Mycene (1884).

Which subjects recur most in the work of Edward Lear?Display the answer

Landscape (11), Scenes (11) og Italy (11), out of the 100 works listed on this page.

Which medium predominates in the work of Edward Lear?Display the answer

Watercolor, in 2 of the 100 works listed on this page.

With which art movement is Edward Lear associated?Display the answer

Romanticism, as documented by the works on this page.

Which works by Edward Lear are in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art?Display the answer

Philae, Egypt, Between Olavano and Civitella og A Study of Ferns, Civitella are among the 14 works on this page in the collection of the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven.

Are reproductions of paintings by Edward Lear available?Display the answer

Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.

Edward Lear: biographical notes

Edward Lear: En Liv Maleret i Nonsens og Lys

Edward Lear, et navn synonymt med skæv vers og behageligt underlig illustration, var langt mere end blot den, der leverede limerick og fantastiske væsner, der ofte definerer hans arv. Han blev født i 1812 i Holloway, Nord London, ind i en familie fyldt med tyve-en børn, og Lear’s tidlige liv var præget af både økonomisk ustabilitet og en spirende kunstnerisk talent. Hans far, Jeremiah Lear, stod over for vanskeligheder efter Napoleonskrigene, hvilket tvang den unge Edward til at begynde at tjene sit levebrød ved sine tegninger allerede i en alder af femten. Dette behov, dog, antændte en livslang passion, der skulle føre ham ud på kontinenter og fange verden i levende farver og legende linjer. Skyggen af familiens vanskeligheder, kombineret med tidlige sundhedsudfordringer – herunder epilepsi og anfald af melankoli, han kaldte “de morbider” – indstillede en følelse af mild ensomhed og en tilbøjelighed mod fantasifuld flugt inden i Lear, kvaliteter der dybt reflekteres i hans kunst og skrivning.

Fra Ornitologisk Præcision til Landskabets Omfavnelse

Lear’s kunstneriske rejse begyndte med minutiøs præcision. I første omgang ansat af Zoological Society, finpudsede han sine færdigheder ved at illustrere fugle og dyr, demonstrerede et bemærkelsesværdigt blik for detalje og anatomisk nøjagtighed. Denne tidlige arbejde bragte ham til opmærksomhed fra Edward Stanley, den 13. hertug af Derby, der beordrede Lear til at dokumentere de eksotiske væsner i sin private menagerie ved Knowsley Hall. Disse år brugt blandt løver, tigre og papegøjer forfinede ikke kun hans draftsmanship, men fremmede også en dyb forbindelse med den naturlige verden – en forbindelse, der ville gennemsyre hans senere landskaber. Dog, synsproblemer og luftvejssygdomme førte til, at han forlod de krævende krav ved ornitologisk illustration. Han vendte i stedet til landskabsmaleri, iværksatte omfattende rejser gennem Europa og ud over. Italien blev en særlig fristelse, der ikke kun gav ham genopfriskning for hans helbred, men også et væld af inspirerende visninger. Hans landskaber er karakteriseret ved en unik blanding af topografisk nøjagtighed og atmosfærisk følsomhed, ofte gengivet i delikate akvareller, der fanger de subtile nuancer af lys og skygge.

Den Poet af Nonsens: En Verden Uforbundet

Selvom han fejres som en maler, er det måske for sine litterære bidrag, at Edward Lear er mest kendt. Hans “nonsens” poesi – især hans limerick – revolutionerede børnelitteraturen og fangede publikum i alle aldre. *A Book of Nonsense*, udgivet i 1846 under pseudonymet "Derry down Derry," introducerede en verden befolket af ugler og pussycats sejlende i grønne både, dongs med lysende næser og andre behageligt absurde skabninger. Disse vers var ikke blot trivielle; de var gennemsyret af en subtil melankoli og en legende subversion af konventionel logik. Lear’s limerick udforskede ofte temaer om ensomhed, længsel og absurditeten af eksistensen, dækket af et lag af skørhed. Han opfandt ikke blot nonsensord; han skabte hele verdener styret af deres egne interne regler, inviterende læserne til at suspendere troen og omfavne glæden ved fantasi. *The Owl and the Pussy-Cat*, sandsynligvis hans mest berømte digt, forbliver en elsket klassiker, hvis vedvarende appel stammer fra dets lyriske rytme og evocative billeder.

Et Legat af Innovation og Vedvarende Charme

Edward Lear’s indflydelse strækker sig langt ud over børnelitteraturen. Han banevejede en ny form for poetisk udtryk, løsnede vers fra stive strukturer og omfavnede legende eksperimentering. Hans landskaber, selvom ofte skygges af hans poesi, demonstrerer en dygtig kunstnerisk sanselighed og mesterlighed i akvarel teknikken. Han var virkelig en polymat – kunstner, illustrator, musiker (han komponerede musikalske opsætninger for Tennyson’s digte), forfatter og digter – hvis forskellige talenter forenede sig til at skabe et unikt og vedvarende legat. Han udfordrede konventionelle grænser, slørede linjerne mellem kunst, litteratur og musik. Hans arbejde inspirerer fortsat kunstnere, forfattere og drømmevævere, minder os om kraften i fantasi og skønheden ved at omfavne det absurde. Hans malerier findes i ansete samlinger som The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, et vidnesbyrd om hans færdigheder som landskabsmaler.

Indflydelser og Kunstnerisk Udvikling

  • Tidlige Indflydelser: Lear’s indledende kunstneriske træning fokuserede på videnskabelig illustration, hvilket krævede præcision og observation. Denne baggrund formåede hans minutiøse tilgang til detalje, selv som han senere omfavnede mere udtryksfulde stilarter.
  • Rejser & Landskabsmaleri: Hans omfattende rejser gennem Italien, Grækenland, Egypten og ud over påvirkede hans landskabsarbejde dybt. Han absorberede lyset, farverne og teksturerne i disse forskellige regioner, udviklede en distinkt stil karakteriseret ved atmosfærisk perspektiv og delikat penselstrøg.
  • Litterær Inspiration: Selvom han populariserede limericken, var Lear også inspireret af tidligere nonsensvers traditioner. Hans unikke bidrag lå i hans evne til at indgyde denne form med følelsesmæssig dybde og lyrisk skønhed.
  • Personlige Oplevelser: Lear’s livslange kampe med helbredsproblemer og melankoli informerede dybt hans kunstneriske vision. Den ensomhed og længsel, der gennemsyrer meget af hans arbejde, afspejler hans egne personlige oplevelser.

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