Old Master & British Works on Paper
Old Master & British Works on Paper
Property from a British Private Collection
Edward Lear
St Paul's Bay, Malta
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Property from a British Private Collection
Edward Lear
London 1812 - 1888 San Remo
St Paul's Bay, Malta
Pen and brown ink and watercolour;
inscribed lower left: Malta / St. Paul's Bay / 31 Decbr 1865. 1.30 PM
260 by 474 mm
St Paul's Bay is located in the northern part of Malta and takes its name from Saint Paul's shipwreck during his voyage from Caesarea to Rome.
Lear knew Malta well and visited many times. In September of 1865 he travelled there again, renting lodgings near the port of Valetta. He was to remain on the island for almost three months, before travelling on to Corfu, via Dalmatia and Montenegro.