Albania in the Painting of Edward Lear (1848)

Albanien in der Kunst des Malers Edward Lear (1848)

Pikturat shqiptare të Eduard Lirit (Edward Lear, 1848)

EDL004 - Edward Lear: Ohrid (Akhrida) in Macedonia, with a view of the main street and the old Chennar or plane tree (platanus orientalis), 23 September 1848. “There is a street scene below the castle, where a majestic plane shades bazaars rich with every sort of gay-coloured raiment. Through its drooping foliage gleams the bright top of a minaret, and below it are grouped every variety of picturesque human beings. To carry away a sketch of this was the work of half the morning; the rest was occupied in a walk on the eastern shore of the lake, an excursion I was obliged to make alone, as the protecting Kawás was sent to procure horses for tomorrow’s journey.” Edward Lear in Albania (London 2008), p. 34.