Lear, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Campagna di Roma taken from Cervara Flower looking/ South-East towards the Volscian

looking/ South-East towards the Volscian Hills & Alban Mount

to decorate their new grand houses

He was consistently acknowledged in the company's tourist literature

published in Johann Huttich and Simon Grynaeus’ “Novus orbis regionum ac insularum veteribus incogntarum”

also including the State of Mississippi

Lear, Edward (British, 1812-1888). The Campagna di Roma taken from Cervara Flower looking/ South-East towards the VolscianEdward Lear (British, 1812 1888) The Campagna di Roma taken from Cervara Oil on canvas 25 9 16" x 51" canvas Signed with monogram (lower left); signed, inscribed and dated The Campagna di Roma taken from of Cervara, looking East to the Sabine Hills Painted from drawings made on the spot in 1859, 1860; and completed by me for Walter Congreve Esq. in 1871 Edward Lear San Remo (on a label on the reverse) Provenance: Commissioned directly from the artist