The Herdsman's Cottage
Print
1850 (etched), 1872 (published)
1850 (etched), 1872 (published)
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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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Title | The Herdsman's Cottage (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Etching print on paper |
Brief description | 'The Herdsman's Cottage'. Etching print (published state) 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. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'S. P.' (Signed.) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs J. Merrick Head |
Object history | Published state. Published in 'The Portfolio', 1872, with the mistaken title 'Sunrise'. |
Production | Attribution note: Published State |
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Associated object | E.639-1911 (Version) |
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Accession number | E.1886-1919 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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