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Landscape sketch

Drawing
ca.1824-ca.1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Indian ink wash landscape sketch: in the foreground dark trees, through which a bright light breaks.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLandscape sketch (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Indian ink wash
Brief description
Indian ink wash landscape drawing by Samuel Palmer, England. ca.1824-ca.1835.
Physical description
Indian ink wash landscape sketch: in the foreground dark trees, through which a bright light breaks.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.3in
  • Width: 7in
Measurements taken (and converted into decimal fractions) 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.
Object history
This sketch is from Palmer's 'Shoreham period' (ca.1824 - ca.1835) when he lived in the Shoreham area of Kent, England. It is likely that this landscape was drawn from nature in this area.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
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. 71
Collection
Accession number
E.643-1920

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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