Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)completed by Alfred Herbert Palmer, 1853–1931, British
Title:
The Cypress Grove
Date:
between 1880 and 1883
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 1/8 inches (25.7 x 35.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "The Cypress Grove. 1st State." (underlined); inscribed in graphite in a different hand [?], lower center: "5th Eclogue of Virgil"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "L | F"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.1305
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cows | oxen | cattle | twilight | nymphs | volcano | figures | waterfall | mountain | trees | grove | night | stars | mourners | cypress | science | astronomy | geology | genre subject | death