Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
The Sleeping Shepherd
Date:
1857
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint with chine collé on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 13/16 x 4 1/16 inches (12.2 x 10.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left to lower right: "This is one of the only two proofs in this state which I have | AHP"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "MH"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10934
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
book | landscape | genre subject | hat | plough | ladder | staff | trellis | shelter | barn | vine | trees | cloth | shepherd | light | fields | farming | straw | sheep | sleeping | animal art | labor | hay | birds | cattle | oxen | cows | leaves