Edward Lear (1812–1888) was quite an incredible man for his time. Few had the opportunity to travel as much as he did then (if at all), and especially they did not manage to travel as much as he did. Edward Lear was an English landscape and portrait painter who taught Queen Victoria how to use the brush. He also went through many countries that were interesting and really very exotic at that time in history. During his life he traveled extensively in Italy, Albania, Greece, Egypt and India, following a slow cultural path, often meeting good friends along the way. However, he was by no means a one-trick pony. In addition to creating scenes with some of the most famous landscapes in the world, Lear was also a practical poet and writer, best known for his “meaningless” writings using both real and fictional words. Today I decided to share with you some of Lear’s incredible drawings spanning the globe from as far back as we can imagine. I’ll let the parts speak.
