Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
The Weary Ploughman
Date:
1858
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/16 x 11 9/16 inches (21.5 x 29.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left below plate marks: "First proving | July 3 58"; inscribed in graphite, lower center below plate marks: "A. 8 i."; inscribed in graphite, lower right below plate marks: "No 4"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "7"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10938
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hat | bag | roofs | trees | hills | calf (animal) | farming | cattle | herdsman | cows | road | path | animal art | lamb | landscape | houses | genre subject | oxen | dog (animal) | fatigue | labor | clouds | mountain | village | sunset | staff | rocks (landforms) | moon | branch | smoke | night