The Bellman
Etching
1879 (etched)
1879 (etched)
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Etching of a night scene showing a bellringer walking through a quiet village as the moon rises. Moonlight outlines the roofs of the houses and the horns of cattle lying in the lee of the hedge.
Object details
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| Title | The Bellman |
| Materials and techniques | Etching print |
| Brief description | 'The Bellman', a night scene showing a bell-ringer walking through a village as the moon rises. Etching by Samuel Palmer, England, 1879. |
| Physical description | Etching of a night scene showing a bellringer walking through a quiet village as the moon rises. Moonlight outlines the roofs of the houses and the horns of cattle lying in the lee of the hedge. |
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| Production type | Proof |
| Object history | The finished design was reproduced as plate 6 in The Shorter Poems of John Milton with Twelve Illustrations by Samuel Palmer, Painter and Etcher, 1889. Plate cancelled in 1926. |
| Production | Attribution note: Trial Proof |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | 'Il Penseroso' by John Milton. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.87-1962 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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