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)

EDL042 - Edward Lear: Second view of the aqueduct and fortress of Gjirokastra (Arghyró Kastro) in southern Albania, 4 November 1848. “Late in the day I went into the castle, at present a shell of dark mouldering walls. It was built by Ali Pashá to command the town after its subjection to him, but was dismantled and destroyed upon his fall, though its remains are witness to its former strength and importance.” Edward Lear in Albania  (London 2008), p. 155.