The Lonely Tower

1879

Samuel Palmer

Associated Names
Samuel Palmer

Artist, British, 1805 - 1881

Alfred Herbert Palmer

Printer, British, 1853 - 1932

The view in the image is frontal, showing a serene landscape at night. The sky is filled with stars and a crescent moon on the right. A tower stands on the left. The etching style has intricate brushstrokes with an emphasis on texture and fine lines. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of black and deep browns. Two figures are seated in the foreground, and a winding path leads through the landscape.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1992

  • Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 58.

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

Bibliography

1968

  • Lister, Raymond. Samuel Palmer and His Etchings.New York: Watson-Gulptill, 1968.

1988

  • Lister, Raymond. Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of Samuel Palmer. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1988: no. 12, iv/vii

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: S. Palmer; lower left in plate: Sam.l Palmer; by later hand, lower center in graphite: The Lonely Tower; by later hand, lower left in graphite: a2640; by late r hand, lLv//in graphite: c41869 / AP. / 21.March 1879.

Markings

BS: A.H.P. PRIVATE PRESS

Wikidata ID

Q74894234

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