Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
Italian Hill Town
Date:
after 1838
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 x 12 5/8 inches (23.5 x 32.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "Height of horizon"; in graphite, upper center: "this came at top"; in graphite, upper right: "vines"; in graphite, center left: "wall"; in graphite, center right: "elder"; in graphite, lower right: "water steep down hill | NE AR"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection