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The Shepherd

Print
19th century (engraved)
Artist/Maker
Richmond, George (RA) (artist)
Place of origin
Great Britain (engraved)

Proof print of 'The Shepherd', touched with pencil and white. The lamb in the foreground and the lower branches of the tree not yet engraved; the ivy climbing round the tree only suggested by two lines and a single leaf. Signed and inscribed in pencil.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Shepherd
Materials and techniques
Engraving print, touched with pencil and white
Printing Ink
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
'The Shepherd'. Proof print, touched with pencil and white, of the engraving by George Richmond. Signed and inscribed in pencil. Great Britain. 19th century.
Physical description
Proof print of 'The Shepherd', touched with pencil and white. The lamb in the foreground and the lower branches of the tree not yet engraved; the ivy climbing round the tree only suggested by two lines and a single leaf. Signed and inscribed in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9in
  • Width: 4.4in
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.
Production typeProof
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'G.R.' (Signed in pencil.)
  • 'The Shepard (sic) early impression' (Inscribed in pencil.)
Credit line
Presented by Lady Kennedy
Production
E.1301-1925 is a print from a later state of the engraving.
Subject depicted
Shepherd
Associated object
E.1301-1925 (Version)
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.39
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1300-1925

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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