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Papigno on the River Nar, Umbria

Watercolour
1839 (made)
Artist/Maker
Palmer, Samuel
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Watercolour of a village on a hillside surrounded by mountains.


Object details

Category
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitlePapigno on the River Nar, Umbria (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Brown ink, watercolour, gouache and black chalk on grey-brown wove paper
Watercolour
Ink
Chalk
Paper
Gouache
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, Papigno on the Nar, Umbria by Samuel Palmer, 1839
Physical description
Watercolour of a village on a hillside surrounded by mountains.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.8cm
  • Width: 42.2cm
Object history
This watercolour was previously in the collection of Sir Frank Short, R.A., P.R.E., R.I.,by whom it was lent to the Samuel Palmer exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1926 (no.89).
Subjects depicted
Cities
Valleys (Landforms)
Place depicted
Umbria
Bibliographic references
  • Vaughan, William, Barker, Elizabeth E., Harrison, Colin, et al. Samuel Palmer 1805- 1881 : Vision and Landscape. London : British Museum Press 2005 no.113
  • 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.89
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.32-1953

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Record createdAugust 3, 2006
Record URL
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