Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
The Vine
Date:
1852
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, retouched with white watercolor, gouache or chalk on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 9/16 x 8 1/4 inches (29.3 x 20.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right "x"; inscribed in graphite, upper right: "reference"; inscribed in graphite, upper center "[?Murr] G." (underlined); inscribed in graphite, center right "3" (encircled); inscribed in graphite, lower right: "<I>" (encircled); inscribed in graphite, lower right: "From the Theobald Collection"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Early State"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "A ii"; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "unique"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "F"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "<£4-4>"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "M.H"; inscribed in graphite, lower center on back: "From the Theobald Collection."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10935
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
ladder | cherubs | light | foliage | baskets | trees | monarch | religious and mythological subject | leaves | cloak | food | vine | cape | specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Bacchus; Bacchus as a patron | figures | vat | landscape | grapes | wine