The Shadowy Stream

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Artist/Maker	Palmer, Samuel (artist)
Place of origin	England (painted)

A stream with a small waterfall: on the bank in the foreground are two figures; the far bank is lined with trees, behind which the sun is setting; In the distance, to the left of the image, the remains of a castle on a hill can be seen.

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Category	Watercolours
Object type	Watercolour
Title	The Shadowy Stream (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Watercolour on card Watercolour (Paint) Card Watercolour Painting
Brief description	Watercolour, The Shadowy Stream, by Samuel Palmer, ca.1880.
Physical description	A stream with a small waterfall: on the bank in the foreground are two figures; the far bank is lined with trees, behind which the sun is setting; In the distance, to the left of the image, the remains of a castle on a hill can be seen.
Dimensions	Height: 4.25in Width: 7in Measurements taken (and converted into decimal fractions) from: Catalogue of an Exhibition of Drawings, Etchings & Woodcuts by Samuel Palmer and other Disciples of William Blake October 20 - December 31, 1926. London : Published under the authority of the Board of Education, 1926. Publication No. 178 E.I.D.
Marks and inscriptions	'One of the V Bds press July 1880 / Other side Same Size as Shining River' (Written in pencil on the back of the card on which the drawing is executed.) 'No - The Shadowy Stream Samuel Palmer Furze Hill House Mead Vale Red Hill Surrey' (Written in ink, in the Artist's hand, on the brown paper covering the backboard.) 'S. Palmer' (Signed.)
Credit line	Presented by Mrs. J. Merrick Head
Subject depicted	River
Bibliographic references	Catalogue of an exhibition of drawings, etchings & woodcuts by Samuel Palmer and other disciples of William Blake. London, Pub. under the authority of the Board of Education, 1926 no.129 Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.31-1919

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023164/the-shadowy-stream-watercolour-palmer-samuel/

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