The Herdsman's Cottage
Print
1850 (etched), 1872 (published)
1850 (etched), 1872 (published)
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| Place of origin |
A herdsman and a dog drive cattle along a woodland path by a stream. The low, shining sun illuminates the edge of a cottage, the trunk of a tree in the foreground and the slope of the bank.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Herdsman's Cottage (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching print on paper |
| Brief description | 'The Herdsman's Cottage'. Etching print (proof) by Samuel Palmer, England, 1850. |
| Physical description | A herdsman and a dog drive cattle along a woodland path by a stream. The low, shining sun illuminates the edge of a cottage, the trunk of a tree in the foreground and the slope of the bank. |
| Production type | Proof |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Early proof before plate was published' (Written in pencil by Mr A. H. Palmer.) |
| Object history | The final design was published in 'The Portfolio', 1872, with the mistaken title 'Sunrise'. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | E.1886-1919 (Version) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.639-1911 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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