Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39), The Herdsman's Cottage, 1850
- Title:
- The Herdsman's Cottage
- Former Title(s):
- The Herdsman's Cottage, or Sunset
- Additional Title(s):
- Sunset
- Date:
- 1850
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and drypoint with chine collé, retouched with graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 3/4 x 8 9/16 inches (29.9 x 21.7 cm), Plate: 4 15/16 x 4 5/8 inches (12.6 x 11.7 cm), Image: 3 7/8 x 3 1/16 inches (9.8 x 7.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left below plate marks: "A. 3i."; inscribed in graphite, lower center in Martin Hardie's hand: "Coll.n. A. H. Palmer."; inscribed in graphite, lower left in Martin Hardie's hand: "The Herdsman's Cottage"; inscribed in graphite, lower right [in different hand?]: "I"; inscribed in graphite, lower right in Martin Hardie's hand: "MH."; inscribed in graphite, lower right in Martin Hardie's hand: "Martin Hardie" ("...n H..." underlined); inscribed in graphite, lower center on back: "Martin Hardie." (underlined).
Lettered lower center within image: "S. Pal"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.10917
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | architectural subject | bag | beams | brook | cattle | cottage | cows | dog (animal) | farmer | genre subject | herdsman | landscape | light | man | oxen | river | shepherd | staff (walking stick) | stream | sun | sunlight | sunset | trees | window
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:29343
- Export:
- XML
- IIIF Manifest:
- JSON
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Mysterious wisdom, the life and work of Samuel Palmer , Bloomsbury, London; New York, 2011, pp. 330-1, NJ18 P19 C36 2011 (YCBA) [YCBA]
If you have information about this object that may be of assistance please contact us.