Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
The Bellman
Date:
1879
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 x 14 inches (26.7 x 35.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left below plate marks: "A.II iv."; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "B"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Artist's Proof. A.H.P. Private Press | P. Private Press. The Bellman<n>"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "M.H. | The Bellman"; inscribed in graphite, lower left on back: "1879 | "The Bellman" | from 'Il Perseroso' | Pub'd. by the Fine Art Svcs. 1879. | For Framing"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10903
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cattle | oxen | cows | moon | literary theme | landscape | bell | cottages | road | path | sun | night | farming | thatch | church | hills | mountains | vines | town | village | tower (building division)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Mysterious wisdom, the life and work of Samuel Palmer , Bloomsbury, London; New York, 2011, pp. 319-20, NJ18 P19 C36 2011 (YCBA)