The Weary Ploughman
Print
1858 (etched), 1865 (published)
1858 (etched), 1865 (published)
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Rural scene showing a herdsman or ploughman driving a pair of oxen homeward on a country lane. The moon is low on the horizon, its light partly obscured by clouds. The roofs of cottages can be seen at the foot of the hillside.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Etching print on a yellowish India paper |
| Brief description | 'The Weary Ploughman' (also known as 'The Herdsman'), a rural scene showing a man driving a pair of oxen on a country lane. Etching by Samuel Palmer (1858). Published in 'A Selection of Etchings by the Etching Club', England, 1865. |
| Physical description | Rural scene showing a herdsman or ploughman driving a pair of oxen homeward on a country lane. The moon is low on the horizon, its light partly obscured by clouds. The roofs of cottages can be seen at the foot of the hillside. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '4' (Printed in the lower margin.) |
| Object history | Before letters. This is the same as working proof 3, but with the number '4' engraved in the lower margin. This was one of the twelve etchings published by Cundall in A Selection of Etchings by the Etching Club, 1865, plate 4. 'This plate, in common with others of the 1865 series, was supposed to have been destroyed. About ten years afterwards, however, I discovered that it was in existence, and that impressions were about to be sold. On communicating with the secretary of the Etching Club, this was put a stop to, and the plate bought and destroyed.' - A. H. Palmer [see references] |
| Production | Etching started in 1858. Final state published by Cundall in A Selection of Etchings by the Etching Club, 1865. Attribution note: Published State |
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| Accession number | E.3767-1902 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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