Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
Christmas
Date:
1850
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with plate tone on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/16 x 8 1/2 inches (25.8 x 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left below plate marks: "A. 4 ii"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "H"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Colln. A. H. Palmer. | Martin Hardie | M.H." ("A. H. Palmer." and "Martin Hardie" underlined); inscribed in graphite, lower left of verso: "Martin Nardie [sic]. (required for Exhibition)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10907
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
thatch | night | interior | children | farm | barn | trees | window | doorway | cottage | moon | dog (animal) | sheep | architectural subject | 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)