Edward Lear (12 May 1812 [1][2] – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his …

Jan 25, 2026 · Edward Lear (born May 12, 1812, Highgate, near London, England—died January 29, 1888, San Remo, Italy) was an English landscape painter who is more widely known as the writer of …

Born in the London suburb of Holloway, Lear was the 20th of 21 children (and youngest to survive) of Ann Skerrett Lear and Jeremiah Lear, a stockbroker. Many of the Lear offspring did not live beyond …

Edward Lear was an English artist, illustrator, author, and poet, renowned today primarily for his literary nonsense, in poetry and prose, and especially his limericks, a form that he popularised.

Edward Lear (1812–1888) was an English poet, painter, and illustrator, best known for his nonsensical poems and limericks, particularly The Owl and the Pussycat. His whimsical verse and illustrations …

Edward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, …

Edward Lear, the British poet and painter known for his absurd wit, was born on May 12, 1812, in Highgate, England, a suburb of London, and began his career as an artist at age fifteen.

Lear turned to landscape painting and created watercolors and oils of the beautiful places he traveled. He published two books of lithographs from his landscape paintings entitled Views in Rome (1841) …

Knowing Edward Lear is an Oxford University and AHRC leadership project created by Matthew Bevis and Jasmine Jagger exploring Lear's life and art in exhibitions, series, podcasts, live talks, …

Edward Lear (12 or 13 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, author and poet, and is known now mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and especially his limericks, a …