View from Luxor 1854 A vista from Luxor, painted in watercolour. In February 1854, Lear spent ten days exploring the area between Luxor and Karnak. Object Details Title View from Luxor 1854 Artist Edward Lear Date 1854 Classification Drawings Geography Luxor Medium Watercolour Dimensions 16.7 x 26.0 cm Collection The Royal Collection You Might Also Like The Colossi of Memnon, Thebes August 21, 2021 An Egyptian in a Doorway November 11, 2021 The Sphinx 1867 November 8, 2021 View of Luxor 1865 November 8, 2021 Entrance to the tombs of the kings of Thebes August 22, 2021 Oxen Watering by the Colossi of Memnon in Thebes August 21, 2021