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The Rising Moon

Print
1857 (published)
Artist/Maker
Palmer, Samuel (etcher)
Place of origin
England (published)

A rural night scene showing the moon rising behind a hill, its light illuminating a rural landscape of trees and cottages. In the foreground, a figure tends to a flock of sheep.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Rising Moon
Materials and techniques
Etching print
Printing Ink
Etching (Printing Process)
Brief description
'The Rising Moon', a rural night scene with a figure tending a flock of sheep in the foreground. Etching print by Samuel Palmer. Published in 'Etchings for the Art Union of London by the Etching Club', England, 1857.
Physical description
A rural night scene showing the moon rising behind a hill, its light illuminating a rural landscape of trees and cottages. In the foreground, a figure tends to a flock of sheep.
Dimensions
  • Plate cut down to height: 14.7cm
  • Plate cut down to width: 22.2cm
Measurements taken 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
  • '10' (Numbered.)
  • 'Samuel Palmer' (Lettered.)
Credit line
Presented by Mrs. J. Merrick Head
Object history
Published as plate 10 of Etchings for the Art Union of London by the Etching Club, 1857.
Production
Published as plate 10 of Etchings for the Art Union of London by the Etching Club, 1857.

Attribution note: First State
Subjects depicted
Agriculture
Rural
Shepherd
Moon
Trees
Village
Moonlight
Sheep
Cottages
Associated object
E.3723-1902
Bibliographic references
  • 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 187
  • 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 & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1889-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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