Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
Opening the Fold
Date:
1880
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 9/16 x 12 7/8 inches (26.9 x 32.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Artist's Proof. A.H.P. Private Press"; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "A.13 iv"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Martin Hardie | M.H." ("Martin Hardie" underlined); inscribed in graphite, lower left on back: "Opening the Fold' | Pubd. in "The Eclogues of Virgil, An English Version" by Samuel Palmer, 1883. | This was only one actually pub'd. [?for] [?this] series by S.P. himself."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
The Creative Printmaker (Yale Center for British Art, 1985-07-09 - 1985-09-01)The Creative Printmaker (Joseph and Margaret Muscarelle Museum of Art, 1986-03-05 - 1986-04-20)
Publications:
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Mysterious wisdom, the life and work of Samuel Palmer , Bloomsbury, London; New York, 2011, pp. 322, 328, NJ18 P19 C36 2011 (YCBA)