Edward Lear At the R.A.

Catalogue for an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1985, with 118 entries in various “early years,” “natural history” Lear’s birds and other animals , “early landscape,” “Lear’s travels,” “Studio watercolours,” “Lear and Tennyson,” “oil paintings,” “illustrated travel books,” “nonsense,” “the pelican” with a musical score by Lear , and “later memorabilia” including photos . Those knowing Lear chiefly from the Nonsense books may be surprised at the range of his artistic accomplishments. Sixty-four color reproductions, many B&W ills. Cover lightly rubbed, creased. 216 pages. stiff paper wrappers.. small 4to..