Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
The Early Ploughman
Date:
etching begun before 1861; impression printed in 1926
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 x 13 1/8 inches (25.2 x 33.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left below plate marks: "A. 9viii | One of 4 proofs before final selection. See Alexander's note."; inscribed in black ink, lower left: "Proof | (one of 4) | printed by F. L. Griggs before printing of final edition signed by F.L.G., Short + myself. Martin Hardie" ("(one of 4)" inserted above the line of text; "final" underlined); inscribed in graphite, lower right: "P[...] by Griggs before final editn"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection