The Skylark

1850

Samuel Palmer

Associated Names
Samuel Palmer

Artist, British, 1805 - 1881

The image shows a pastoral scene with a man and a dog near a wooden gate. In the distance, there is a landscape with a fence, trees, hills, and a textured sky. The etching technique creates detailed lines for depth and texture. The color palette is monochrome with shades of black and grey.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper [proof]

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.6 × 21.6 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
    image: 9.9 × 7.4 cm (3 7/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
    plate: 12 × 9.7 cm (4 3/4 × 3 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.37.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lister 1988, no. 2, State undesc. between vi and vii (after plate cut down, before text)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection of the artist. (Cotswold Gallery, London, 1927). Private collection. (Gerrish Fine Art, London)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1857

  • Exhibition of the Art Treasures of the United Kingdom, Exhibition Hall, Manchester, 1857, no .1180.

Bibliography

1988

  • Lister, Raymond. Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of Samuel Palmer. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1988: no. 2, undesc. state between vi and vii (after plate cut down, before text)

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