Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39)
Title:
Christmas
Date:
1850
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 13/16 x 10 1/4 inches (30 x 26.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Christmas" (underlined); inscribed in graphite, lower left: "14x19"; inscribed in graphite, lower left of back: "Back"; inscribed in graphite, lower center of back: "1965.1.4"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The G. Allen Smith Collection, transfer from the Yale University Art Gallery
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.1295
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sheep | dog (animal) | moon | architectural subject | doorway | window | trees | barn | farm | thatch | night | interior | children | 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)