Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
Rome from San Spirito
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Brown wash black chalk and graphite with white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/8 x 23 3/8 inches (35.9 x 59.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand in graphite, lower left: "Rome | from the Vigna di S. Spirito"; in graphite, verso, center: "Samuel Palmer"; in graphite, verso, lower center: "Given to me by A.H. Palmer | the title on the left & SP on right | are Samuel Palmer's autograph. | Martin Hardie"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "The water-colour from this drg was bought by A Finberg (Cotswold Gallery) at Christie's | in 1926 exhd by him at the Cotswold Gally."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection