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Edward Lear (1812-1888), Bonifacio, Corsica
A rare and recently re-discovered view of Bonifacio, Corsica, by Edward Lear (1812-1888).
Lear sailed by steamer from Nice arriving in Ajaccio, Corsica, on the 9th April 1868. A detailed account of his travels in Corsica is written up in his illustrated 'Journal of a Landscape Painter in Corsica' published in 1870 by Robert John Bush,32 Charing Cross,London.
On April 21st he wrote, " At 5 p.m. the road abruptly reaches the remarkable port of Bonifacio, which forms one of the most delightful and striking pictures possible. Terminating a winding and narrow arm of the sea, or channel, the nearer part of which you see between overhanging cliffs of the strangest form, it is completely shut in on all sides, that opposite the road by which alone you can reach it being formed by the great rock on which the old fortress and city are built, and which to the south is a sheer precipice to the sea, or rather (even in some parts of it visible from the harbour) actually projecting above it. At the foot of this fort-rock lies a semicircle of suburban buildings at the water's edge, with a church, and a broad flight of shallow steps leading up to the top of this curious peninsular stronghold. All these combine in a most perfect little scene, now lit up by the rays of the afternoon sun, and which I lose no time in drawing."
Lear returned the following morning, " 6 A.M. The first work of to-day is to complete the drawings begun yesterday at the head of the port-rather a long task, as much accurate detail is necessary. It is not easy to realise that the sea is on the further side of the fortress as well as on this. The harbour is really beautiful at this hour, when everything is reflected in the water, and the Genoese tower, which commands a view far up the channel, stands picturesquely in the foreground."
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Lear sailed by steamer from Nice arriving in Ajaccio, Corsica, on the 9th April 1868. A detailed account of his travels in Corsica is written up in his illustrated 'Journal of a Landscape Painter in Corsica' published in 1870 by Robert John Bush,32 Charing Cross,London.
On April 21st he wrote, " At 5 p.m. the road abruptly reaches the remarkable port of Bonifacio, which forms one of the most delightful and striking pictures possible. Terminating a winding and narrow arm of the sea, or channel, the nearer part of which you see between overhanging cliffs of the strangest form, it is completely shut in on all sides, that opposite the road by which alone you can reach it being formed by the great rock on which the old fortress and city are built, and which to the south is a sheer precipice to the sea, or rather (even in some parts of it visible from the harbour) actually projecting above it. At the foot of this fort-rock lies a semicircle of suburban buildings at the water's edge, with a church, and a broad flight of shallow steps leading up to the top of this curious peninsular stronghold. All these combine in a most perfect little scene, now lit up by the rays of the afternoon sun, and which I lose no time in drawing."
Lear returned the following morning, " 6 A.M. The first work of to-day is to complete the drawings begun yesterday at the head of the port-rather a long task, as much accurate detail is necessary. It is not easy to realise that the sea is on the further side of the fortress as well as on this. The harbour is really beautiful at this hour, when everything is reflected in the water, and the Genoese tower, which commands a view far up the channel, stands picturesquely in the foreground."
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DimensionsSight size 11.5 x 18.2 cms, overall framed 30.5 x 36.5 cms
Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art
> Antique Watercolours
Date 1868
Late 19th Century Antiques Material Paper
Origin English
Artist Edward Lear
Condition Good clean condition, not laid down.
Item code as988a027
Status Sold
£4000.00 
$5366.80 
€4559.60 
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