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Evening

Print
21/03/1834 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Mezzotint of a shepherd watching over his flock of sheep in a moonlit landscape. Dated in Samuel Palmer's hand 'March 21, 1834'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleEvening (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint print on paper
Brief description
'Evening'. A shepherd watching over his flock of sheep in a moonlit landscape. Mezzotint print engraved by Welby Sherman, from a small panel picture by Samuel Palmer. Great Britain, 1934.
Physical description
Mezzotint of a shepherd watching over his flock of sheep in a moonlit landscape. Dated in Samuel Palmer's hand 'March 21, 1834'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.8cm
  • Width: 24.4cm
Taken from the dimensions given in the Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of the Prints, Drawings, Paintings & Photographs Collections and converted from inches to centimetres.
Production typeProof
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'May I offer this touched proof to the Nation? I have seen only two impressions of the plate.' (Inscribed on the back in pencil by A. H. Palmer (Samuel Palmer's son).)
  • 'March 21, 1834' (Dated in Samuel Palmer's hand.)
Credit line
Presented by A. H. Palmer, Esq.
Object history
Mezzotint by Welby Sherman after a small panel picture by Samuel Palmer.
Production
Attribution note: Touched Proof
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
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 66
Collection
Accession number
E.3451-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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