A group of four watercolours by Edward Lear features in a sale at Swann Galleries in New York on December 13.
They date from his tour of Italy in 1847, vary in size from 6½ x 9¾in to 7 x 10¾in (16.5 x 25cm to 18 x 27cm) and are executed in ink, graphite and watercolour with touches of bodycolour.