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'This place is quite different from anything in southern Palestine - and reminds me more of Naples by its numerous villas and gardens, and the civil and gay people. I was only looking about me yesterday, but today I shall make a drawing of Mt Lebanon, and the Bay and town - which are really lovely as a whole.'
From the drawings he made on the spot, Lear later produced several oil paintings of Beirut, showing the city from different viewpoints.
Title
View of Beirut
Date
c.1861
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 45.3 x W 69.3 cm
Accession number
2150
Acquisition method
purchased from the Leger Galleries, 1953
Work type
Painting
Government Art Collection
Queen's Yard, 179A Tottenham Court Road, London, Greater London W1T 7PA England
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