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Mount Tomohrit, Albania, by Edward Lear (1812-1888)
Actor Hugh Griffith as King LearHugh Emrys Griffith (19121980) - an Oscar-winning Welsh film, stage and television actor. Seen here in the role of King Lear. Date: circa 1960
Lear / Nonsense / AnerleyThere was an Old Person of Anerley, whose conduct was strange and unmannerly; He rushed down the Strand, with a pig in each hand, but returned in the evening to Anerley
Book of Nonsense / LearThere was a Young Girl of Majorca, whose aunt was a very fast walker; She walked 70 miles, & leaped 15 stiles, Which astonished that Girl of Majorca
King Lear - title page - Lear and Cordelia. 1862
Edward Lear (1812-1888). Jerusalem from the Mount of OlivesEdward Lear (1812-1888). British painter. Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, 1858-59. Oil on paper on canvas. Israel Museum. Jerusalem
White dove on an Italian greetings cardWhite dove with pink ribbon and flowers on an Italian greetings card (signed on the back by Edward Lear). (1 of 2) Date: circa 1880
Handwriting of Edward Lear on an Italian greetings cardHandwriting of Edward Lear on the back of an Italian greetings card -- a Christmas and New Year card to a Mr and Mrs Drummond, dated 20 December 1880. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1880
Psilopsiagon aymara, grey-hooded parakeetPlate 32 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph. Date: 1832
Long-billed black cockatooPlate 6 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph. Date: 1832
Passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, extinct.. Handcolored engraving on steel by William Lizars from a drawing by Edward Lear from Sir William Jardines Naturalists Library: Ornithology, Pigeons
Malta (1866). Lear, Edward 1812 - 1888. Date: 1866
Corfu: The Citadel from near the Village of Ascension (1856). Lear, Edward 1812 - 1888. Date: 1856
The prototype LearAvia Lear Fan Model 2100, N626BL
Barnardius zonarius barnardi, Australian ringneckPlate 18 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Psittacula kramei, rose-ringed parakeetPlate 40 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Aratinga strenua, Pacific parakeetPlate 26 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Ara macao, scarlet macawPlate 7 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Polytelis anthopeplus, Regent parrotPlate 28 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Platycercus adscitus palliceps, pale-headed rosellaPlate 19 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus, hyacinth maccawPlate 9 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Lorius chlorocercus, yellow-bibbed loryPlate 37 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Purpureicephalus spurius, red-capped parrotPlate 21 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Bauers parrakeet, Platycercus baueriPlate from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Enicognathus leptorhynchus, slender-billed parakeetPlate 11 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Tricholglossus rubritorquis, red-collared lorikeetPlate 34 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Geochelone carbonaria, red-footed tortoise
Ara araurana, blue and yellow maccawPlate 8 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Pyrrhura melanura, maroon-tailed parakeetPlate 30 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus, scaly-breasted lorikeet
Vini kuhlii, Kuhls lorikeetPlate 38 from Edward Lears Illustrations of the Family of Psittacidae or Parrots (1832). Hand coloured lithograph
Ramphostos toco, toco toucanPlate 6, hand coloured lithograph by Edward Lear (1833) from John Goulds A Monograph of the Ramphastid, or family of Toucans (1834)
King LearA scene from King Lear by Shakespeare, depicting King Lear and Cordelia Date: 1905
Edwin Forrest as King Lear - Act IV - Scene VI. Edwin Forrest as King Lear, full-length portrait, standing, facing left. Date c1897
Lear and the Fool on the heath
Cordelia in King LearPortrait of Cordelia Date: 1909
There was an old man with a gongThis photograph is reminiscent of the Edward Lear nonsense poem. An old man with a long beard sits inside a small hut with a gong hanging from the door
Lear / Nonsense / CalcuttaThere was an Old Man of Calcutta, who perpetually ate bread and butter; Till a great bit of muffin, on which he was stuffing, choked that horrid Old Man of Calcutta
Lear / Nonsense / CowThere was an Old Man who said, how shall I flee from that horrible cow? I will sit on this stile, and continue to smile, which may soften the heart of that cow
Lear / Nonsense / ParmaThere was a Young Lady of Parma, whose conduct grew calmer and calmer; when they said, Are you dumb? she merely said, Hum! that provoking Young Lady of Parma
Lear / Nonsense / TurkeyThere was a Young Lady of Turkey, who wept when the weather was murky; When the day turned out fine, she ceased to repine, that capricious Young Lady of Turkey
Lear / Nonsense / LeedsThere was an Old Person of Leeds, whose head was infested with beads; She sat on a stool, and ate gooseberry fool, which agreed with that person of Leeds
Lear / Nonsense / Chin / PinThere was a Young Lady whose chin, resembled the point of a pin; So she had it made sharp, and purchased a harp, and played several tunes with her chin
Lear / Nonsense / BerlinThere was an Old Person of Berlin, whose form was uncommonly thin; Till he once, by mistake, was mixed up in a cake, so they baked that Old Man of Berlin
Lear / Nonsense / Man & OwlThere was an Old Man with a owl, who continued to bother and howl; He sat on a rail, and imbibed bitter ale, which refreshed that Old Man and his owl
Lear / Nonsense / DuttonThere was an Old Person of Dutton, whose head was as small as a button, So, to make it look big, he purchased a wig, and rapidly rushed about Dutton
Lear / Nonsense / KamschatkaThere was an Old Man of Kamschatka, who possessed a remarkable fat cur; His gait and his waddle, were held as a model, to all the fat dogs in Kamschatka
Lear / Nonsense / PragueThere was an Old Person of Prague, who was suddenly seized with the Plague; But they gave his some butter, which caused him to mutter, and cured that Old person of Prague