Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)completed by Alfred Herbert Palmer, 1853–1931, British
Title:
The Sepulchre
Date:
between 1880 and 1883
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 x 14 3/8 inches (25.3 x 36.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left (written vertically downwards): "62"; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "(The Sepulchre)"; inscribed in graphite, lower left to lower center: "Etching"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Sao[...] | £12-2-0 | S Palmer Original Etching | 'The Waning Moon""; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "1st State before. lettering."
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:
B1994.4.1306
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | statue | tomb | grave | flames | night | shadow | forest | trees | figures | altar | moon | dark | literary theme | fire | eclogues