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The Herdsman's Cottage

Print
1850 (etched), 1872 (published)
Artist/Maker
Palmer, Samuel (artist)
Palmer, Samuel (etcher)
Place of origin
England (etched)
England (published)

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

Categories
Prints
Illustration
Object type
Print
TitleThe Herdsman's Cottage (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching print on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Etching
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 typeProof
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
Pastoral
Cattle
Herdsmen
Woodland
Cottages
Associated object
E.1886-1919 (Version)
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1911, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1912
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.639-1911

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O779204/the-herdsmans-cottage-print-palmer-samuel/
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