In the latest episode of the Slightly Foxed podcast, the Editors are joined at the table by eminent biographer Adam Sisman to discuss the delicate business of delving into the lives of others – warts and all or, sometimes, all warts no all, and the actor Nigel Anthony lends his voice to Edward Lear’s surreal … Continue reading »
One of the most productive of Lear’s travels in terms of high quality landscape drawings was his visit to Mount Athos in Greece in September 1856. Stephen Duckworth’s new website presents all the current research on that visit. Lear’s journal has been lost but the site contains transcriptions of his extensive letters to his sister … Continue reading »
The first of Lear’s travel books. Beginning in 1837 Lear spent several winters in Italy. “Views of Rome” records his first impressions of the land that was to become a second home to him. In these panoramic lithographs he is more concerned with the dramatic scenery around Rome than with the Holy City itself. Their … Continue reading »
Explore Lear’s exuberant genius – as a natural history artist, a landscapist and as a creator of unforgettable nonsense with Jenny Uglow on Saturday 3 February 2018 – 11.30 am – 12.30pm at the Works on Paper Fair at the Royal Geographical Society. We have teamed up with the Works on Paper Fair which has kindly … Continue reading »
Lot 569 at Roseberys London, 5th-6th December 2017 Roseberys in London will be auctioning a very early watercolour by Edward Lear showing a Landscape with a woman by a dwelling. It is signed and dated 1836 and measures 19.1 x1 3.8 cm. For further info click on the link: https://auctions.roseberys.co.uk/m/lot-details/index/catalog/247/lot/103623/?url=%2Fm%2Fsearch%2F%3Fpage%3D3%26key%3D%26cat%3D159%26view%3Dlist Continue reading »
The St Bride Foundation has organised a talk which will be given by Douglas Downing on The Dalziel Brothers. Douglas is a descendent of theirs so it will be a very rich and detailed talk about his research into the family and their work throughout the 60 years that they ran the Camden Press. Most … Continue reading »
At £65 this book is not pitched at the average member, but as a work of scholarship it deserves a review for the Society’s files. In their Introduction, the joint editors, James Williams (organiser of the very successful 2012 Oxford Conference) and Matthew Bevis attempt to open up the ‘play’ in the Nonsenses to all … Continue reading »
Last night we celebrated the launch of “The Natural History of Edward Lear” by Robert McCracken Peck. Please see our previous post to learn more about the publication: https://www.edwardlearsociety.org/natural-history-edward-lear-robert-mccracken-peck/ In the photo from left to right: Derek Johns, Robert McCracken Peck, Nicholas Parsons and Spiro Flamburiari Continue reading »
Follow the link to read Michael Dirda’s review on Robert McCracken’s Peck recent publication “The Natural History of Edward Lear” in today’s Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/for-the-art-lover-the-naturalist-the-child-in-your-life-a-new-book-on-edward-lear/2016/11/23/62ef9dec-adce-11e6-977a-1030f822fc35_story.html We remind you that the author will be at Hatchard’s, Piccadilly, London at 1pm on Wednesday 30th November to sign and launch his book. Continue reading »
We would like to recommend Dr. Robert McCracken Peck’s recent wonderful publication, The Natural History of Edward Lear, in which he explores Lear’s leading role in the history of bird illustration and art. Peck is Curator of Art and Senior Fellow at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia. It is published by ‘ACC Art Books’ and … Continue reading »