Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
The Weary Ploughman
Date:
1858
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 7/16 x 9 3/16 inches (16.3 x 23.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center below image: "Samuel Palmer."; inscribed in graphite, center on back: "11"; inscribed in graphite, lower right on back: "1 | I" ("I" is encircled)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.12163
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | genre subject | village | bag | staff | hat | path | road | houses | hills | mountain | trees | roofs | smoke | farming | herdsman | night | fatigue | lamb | animal art | calf (animal) | moon | cows | cattle | oxen | dog (animal) | branch | sunset | labor | clouds | rocks (landforms)