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A wooded hillside at Underriver, near Sevenoaks, Kent

Drawing
ca. 1829 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Palmer, Samuel (artist)
Place of origin
Kent (made)

Drawing of trees and open patches of ground on the spine of an undulating hill.

Object details

Categories
Landscapes
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleA wooded hillside at Underriver, near Sevenoaks, Kent (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink drawing on paper, heightened with white
Pen and Ink
Zinc White
Drawing
Brief description
Samuel Palmer. 'A wooded hillside at Underriver, near Sevenoaks, Kent'. c.1829.
Physical description
Drawing of trees and open patches of ground on the spine of an undulating hill.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Width: 27.3cm
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.
Style
English Romantic
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'At Underriver near Sevenoaks' (Inscribed in pencil on the original mount.)
  • 'The Inscription is by S. P.' (Inscribed in another hand.)
Object history
This drawing was formerly in the collection of Sir Frank Short, R.A., P.R.E., R.I. and was No.31 in the exhibition 'Samuel Palmer & his circle' organised by the Arts Council, 1957.
Subjects depicted
Woodlands
Hills
Rural Scenes
Landscape
Place depicted
Sevenoaks
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1953 London: HMSO, 1963
  • Samuel Palmer and his Circle : the Shoreham period, London : Arts Council of Great Britain, 1956 no.31
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.454-1953

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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