Beirut and Mount Lebanon by Edward Lear, 1812-1888. Signed with monogram. Oil on canvas: 9 1/4 x 18 1/4 inches.
References
Travellers beyond the Grand Tour. London: The Fine Art Society, 1980. No. 5.
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