Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
The Vine
Date:
1852
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/4 x 6 5/16 inches (12 x 16 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite in Samuel Palmer's hand, lower left below image: "Trial Proof"; inscribed in graphite in different hand; lower right: "G"; inscribed in graphite in Martin Hardie's hand, lower right: "M.H"; inscribed in graphite, upper right on back: "£31s 2/[?-]"; inscribed in graphite, lower left to lower right on back: "proof of The [...] | "The Vine" or | ("Plumpy Bacchus") | pubd. in 'Songs + Ballads of Shakespeare [...] | the Etching Club", 185[...] | Plate destroyed" (""The Vine" or" is written above the other words in the sentence, like it was added as an afterthought; some of the inscription is cut off at the edges where the sheet has been cropped)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10937
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Bacchus; Bacchus as a patron | religious and mythological subject | grapes | leaves | wine | cape | landscape | cloak | vat | basket | vine | trees | figures | foliage | food | monarch | light