The Skylark
Print
1850 (etched)
1850 (etched)
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A man and a dog stand at the edge of a cornfield, watching a skylark high up in the sky. Rays of light from the rising sun radiate from behind the distant hill, illuminating the scene.
Object details
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| Title | The Skylark (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching print on India paper |
| Brief description | 'The Skylark'. A man and a dog stand at the edge of a cornfield, watching a skylark high up in the sky. Etching (second state) by Samuel Palmer, England, 1850. |
| Physical description | A man and a dog stand at the edge of a cornfield, watching a skylark high up in the sky. Rays of light from the rising sun radiate from behind the distant hill, illuminating the scene. |
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| Object history | The final state was published in 'Etchings for the Art-Union of London by the Etching Club,' 1857, as plate 17. Plate destroyed. |
| Production | Attribution note: Second State |
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| 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. 165 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3730-1902 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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