Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
Christmas
Date:
1850
Materials & Techniques:
Etching retouched with black ink, watercolor, gray gouache, and white gouache on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 13/16 x 4 3/16 inches (12.3 x 10.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left below image: "Touched Proof."; inscribed in graphite, lower right below image: "M.H."; inscribed in graphite, center of back: "171. | Property of M.H."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10906
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
moon | dog (animal) | barn | children | window | doorway | sheep | thatch | farm | night | architectural subject | interior | trees | cottage | Christmas
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Mysterious wisdom, the life and work of Samuel Palmer , Bloomsbury, London; New York, 2011, p. 243, NJ18 P19 C36 2011 (YCBA)