The Bellman
Print
1879 (etched)
1879 (etched)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Etching of a night scene: a bellringer walks through a quiet village as the moon rises. Moonlight outlines the roofs of the houses and the horns of cattle lying in the lee of the hedge.
Jagged outline of crags immediately in front of the moon more sharply defined than in previous states. Slight alterations have been made to the sky in accordance with the touching of working proof 3 (not in the V&A collection).
Jagged outline of crags immediately in front of the moon more sharply defined than in previous states. Slight alterations have been made to the sky in accordance with the touching of working proof 3 (not in the V&A collection).
Object details
Category | |
Object type | |
Title | The Bellman (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Etching print on paper |
Brief description | 'The Bellman', a night scene showing a bellringer walking through a village as the moon rises. Etching by Samuel Palmer, England, 1879. |
Physical description | Etching of a night scene: a bellringer walks through a quiet village as the moon rises. Moonlight outlines the roofs of the houses and the horns of cattle lying in the lee of the hedge. Jagged outline of crags immediately in front of the moon more sharply defined than in previous states. Slight alterations have been made to the sky in accordance with the touching of working proof 3 (not in the V&A collection). |
Dimensions |
|
Production type | Proof |
Marks and inscriptions |
|
Credit line | Presented by Mrs J. Merrick Head |
Object history | The finished design was reproduced as plate 6 in The Shorter Poems of John Milton with Twelve Illustrations by Samuel Palmer, Painter and Etcher, 1889. Plate cancelled in 1926. |
Production | Attribution note: Proof before letters |
Subjects depicted | |
Literary reference | 'Il Penseroso' by John Milton. |
Associated objects |
|
Bibliographic references |
|
Collection | |
Accession number | E.1894-1919 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | June 30, 2009 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSON