Going Home at Curfew Time
Watercolour
1864 (painted)
1864 (painted)
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Landscape scene at dusk, with a crescent moon in a blue sky, the sun having just set over the horizon. A woman, carrying a bundle on her head and holding the hand of a young child, herds a few cattle and a single goat, down a path. They are heading towards the town, which has a church tower, that can be seen in the distance to the left of the image. There is a large waterfall and lake in the centre of the composition, flanked on the right by a tree-covered rocky hill, on the top of which is a ruined castle or abbey. There is a single tree in centre-left, with two other trees (one a poplar) a little further down the track. In the distance to the right, birds can be seen starting to roost.
'And now wind homeward in the dying light; Homeward, my flocks, for Hesperus is bright'.
'And now wind homeward in the dying light; Homeward, my flocks, for Hesperus is bright'.
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Title | Going Home at Curfew Time |
Materials and techniques | Water-colour on paper |
Brief description | 'Going Home at Curfew Time'. Landscape scene at dusk, with a woman herding cattle. Water-colour on paper by Samuel Palmer, England, 1864. |
Physical description | Landscape scene at dusk, with a crescent moon in a blue sky, the sun having just set over the horizon. A woman, carrying a bundle on her head and holding the hand of a young child, herds a few cattle and a single goat, down a path. They are heading towards the town, which has a church tower, that can be seen in the distance to the left of the image. There is a large waterfall and lake in the centre of the composition, flanked on the right by a tree-covered rocky hill, on the top of which is a ruined castle or abbey. There is a single tree in centre-left, with two other trees (one a poplar) a little further down the track. In the distance to the right, birds can be seen starting to roost. 'And now wind homeward in the dying light; Homeward, my flocks, for Hesperus is bright'. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'S. PALMER. 1864' (Signed.) |
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Accession number | 40-1892 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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