Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
The Rising Moon
Date:
1857
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on thick, smooth, cream wove paper with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 x 14 5/16 inches (27.3 x 36.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "[?31]1950"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "H. [?7]. The Rising Moon | by Samuel Palmer"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "C.1788 [?1]"; inscribed in graphite, lower center on back: "94081"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.1298
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cypress | shepherd | night | horizon line | church | house | trees | hills | mountain | tower (building division) | village | pond | hat | genre subject | staff | barrel | trough | landscape | sheep | moon | moonlight | animal art | clouds