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The Early Ploughman

Printing Plate
ca.1861 - 1867 (etched), ca.1926 (cancelled)
Artist/Maker
Palmer, Samuel (etcher)
Place of origin
England (etched)

Cancelled etched copper printing plate, with a vertical line engraved through the centre of the design.
Rural scene showing a ploughman driving a pair of oxen, with plough, towards the left of the image. Birds are taking flight above a bridge to the left of the scene and a figure holding a pot on their head is standing by a line of trees to the right.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Printmaking Techniques
Object type
Printing Plate
Titles
  • The Early Ploughman (assigned by artist)
  • The Morning Spread upon the Mountains (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Etching printing plate
Copper
Etching (Corroding)
Brief description
Etched steel plate. Samuel Palmer. The Early Ploughman (also known as The Morning Spread upon the Mountains), ca. 1861-1867. Plate cancelled ca. 1926.
Physical description
Cancelled etched copper printing plate, with a vertical line engraved through the centre of the design.
Rural scene showing a ploughman driving a pair of oxen, with plough, towards the left of the image. Birds are taking flight above a bridge to the left of the scene and a figure holding a pot on their head is standing by a line of trees to the right.
Dimensions
  • Approx height: 18cm
  • Approx width: 25cm
  • Plate thickness depth: 1mm (max)
Credit line
Presented by A. H. Palmer, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Agriculture
Man
Oxen
Ploughing
Plough
Birds
Bridge
Trees
Pot
Rural Scenes
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.79-80.
  • 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.1462-1926

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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