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The Waters Murmuring

Drawing
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Palmer, Samuel (artist)
Place of origin
England (made)

Woodland scene showing a figure by a tree, alongside a stream. With pencil studies and notes by the Artist on the scheme of light and shade.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Waters Murmuring
Materials and techniques
Chalk and wash
Chalk
Wash
Drawing
Brief description
'The Waters Murmuring'. Woodland scene showing a figure by a tree, alongside a stream. Chalk and wash drawing by Samuel Palmer, 19th century.
Physical description
Woodland scene showing a figure by a tree, alongside a stream. With pencil studies and notes by the Artist on the scheme of light and shade.
Dimensions
  • Size of sheet height: 10.75in
  • Size of sheet width: 15in
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
(Pencil studies and notes by the Artist on the scheme of light and shade.)
Credit line
Presented by A. H. Palmer, Esq.
Object history
The finished design is reproduced as plate 9 in The Shorter Poems of John Milton with Twelve Illustrations by Samuel Palmer, Painter and Etcher, 1889.
Subjects depicted
Stream
Figure
Trees
Literary referenceThe Shorter Poems of John Milton.
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 no.155
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1320-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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