Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
A Page from a Cornish Sketchbook: Cornwall 32
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite on medium, smooth, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/4 x 7 inches (10.8 x 17.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand in graphite, upper right: "Cornwall 32"; in artist's hand in black chalk, center left: "B | A | C"; in artist's hand in graphite, lower left: "A an immense | green precipice | most golden thing in picture"; in artist's hand in black chalk, lower center: "close"; in artist's hand in black chalk, lower right: "Falling from B to C | would roll over edge of cliff"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection