File:Edward Lear, Bingemma Valley, Malta.jpg

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Edward Lear, Bingemma Valley, Malta

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English: 1854c The Bingemma Valley, Malta

watercolour heightened with bodycolour 10.2 x 20.2 cm

Provenance: With The Fine Art Society, 1988

Exhibited: London, The Fine Art Society, A Centenary Exhibition, 1988

In this watercolour Edward Lear looks north into the wooded valley of Bingemma, which is located in north-western Malta. Beyond, sunlit plains stretch away to the Mediterranean Sea, while to the left the 17th Century Kappella Bingemma stands precariously on its rocky out-crop. Dotted throughout the cliffs, are a series of enigmatic caves which are thought to have been dug out in pre-historic Phoenician times for the storage of food and materials.

Lear first visited Malta in 1848 and between then and 1866 he returned a further five times. He certainly explored the landscape of the present watercolour in 1854, as a drawing of the chapel and the surrounding valley survives in a private collection.
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Edward Lear  (1812–1888)  wikidata:Q309759 s:en:Author:Edward Lear q:en:Edward Lear
 
Edward Lear
Alternative names
Derry Down Derry; Eduard Liri; Lear
Description English artist, author and poet
Date of birth/death 12 May 1812 Edit this at Wikidata 29 January 1888 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death
English: Holloway, London, England.
English: Sanremo, Italy.
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creator QS:P170,Q309759

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