Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
Christmas
Date:
1877
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper (Japanese paper)
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 3/4 x 6 7/16 inches (22.2 x 16.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left below plate marks: "A 4 iv | See under [arrow] as to printing"; inscribed in graphite, lower right below plate marks: "Coll: AH. Palmer | H | MH"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Old Japanese paper from F Goulding 1877 | S."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10905
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
moon | dog (animal) | sheep | architectural subject | cottage | night | interior | children | thatch | farm | barn | trees | window | doorway | Christmas
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Mysterious wisdom, the life and work of Samuel Palmer , Bloomsbury, London; New York, 2011, p. 243, NJ18 P19 C36 2011 (YCBA)