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Opening the Fold

Etching
1880 (etched), ca.1926 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Palmer, Samuel (artist)
Place of origin
England (etched)

Etching of a pastoral scene: a shepherd pipes his sheep out of the fold as the sun rises over a picturesque landscape. The impression is from the cancelled plate and is defaced by a vertical line engraved through the centre of the plate.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Illustration
Printmaking Techniques
Object type
Etching
Titles
  • Opening the Fold (assigned by artist)
  • Early Morning (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching
Printing Ink
Paper
Etching
Brief description
'Opening the Fold', a pastoral scene. Etching print by Samuel Palmer, England, 1880. Impression taken from the cancelled plate, ca.1926.
Physical description
Etching of a pastoral scene: a shepherd pipes his sheep out of the fold as the sun rises over a picturesque landscape. The impression is from the cancelled plate and is defaced by a vertical line engraved through the centre of the plate.
Dimensions
  • Image (approx) height: 16.4cm
  • Image (approx) width: 23cm
Credit line
Given by A. H. Palmer
Object history
This is an impression from cancelled plate of the final state of this etching.
The final state of this print was published in 'An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil' by Samuel Palmer, 1883.
Subjects depicted
Pastoral
Sheep
Shepherds
Landscape
Literary referenceIllustration of the artist's own translation of the 'Eclogues of Virgil' (Eclogue VIII).
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • 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.
  • 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. pp.84-87.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1467-1926

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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