Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Sunrise

Edward Lear, R.A. (Holloway 1812-1888 San Remo) Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Sunrise signed with initials and dated '1859' (lower left) and inscribed 'Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, Sunrise from drawings made by me in April and May 1858/Painted for Sir James Reid Edward Lear 1858-9' (on a label on the reverse) oil on canvas 15¼ x 23¾ in. (40 x 60.3 cm.)