The pass of Monte d'Oro, Corsica; Tor San Eusebio; Figures loading a barge; A tower in the campagna, Rome; and A coastal hilltop castle

Edward Lear (London 1812-1888 San Remo) The pass of Monte d'Oro, Corsica; Tor San Eusebio; Figures loading a barge; A tower in the campagna, Rome; and A coastal hilltop castle i) signed with monogram (lower left) and inscribed 'Snow peaks exact & sharp off cloud/ Foliage all Beech. on turf/ small stream in foreground (verso) ii) inscribed and dated 'Tor Sant. Eusebio./ 13th. February 1845.' (lower left) and further inscribed with colour notes iii) signed 'Edward Lear del' (lower left), dated 'Oct. 1837' (lower right) and numbered 53.W. (lower right) iv) signed and dated 'Edward Lear. del./ 1846.' (lower right) v) numbered '59.W.' (lower right) pencil, two heightened with white, two with pen and brown ink and wash, one on blue paper and one on buff paper 7 ½ x 10 ¾ in., and smaller (5)