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The Rising Moon

Print
1857 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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
Object type
Titles
  • The Rising Moon (generic title)
  • An English Pastoral (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching print on paper
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
  • Height: 14.6cm
  • Width: 22.2cm
Taken from the dimensions given in the Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogue of the Prints, Drawings, Paintings & Photographs Collections and converted from inches to centimetres.
Marks and inscriptions
'Samuel Palmer 10' (Lettered.)
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.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
Bibliographic reference
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.
Collection
Accession number
E.3723-1902

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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