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Lear Silhouette

Edward Lear at about 12.

The silhouette belonged to Edward's sister Mary, who married a Mr. Boswell and moved to New Zeland. It was finally acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in 1915.

[cfr. P. Levi, Edward Lear. A Biography, New York, Scribner, 1995, pp. 8-9]

 


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