The Weary Ploughman

1858

Samuel Palmer

Associated Names
Samuel Palmer

Artist, British, 1805 - 1881

The artwork shows a low vantage point scene with an overcast landscape. Dense, textured trees are on the left side, and the horizon line is low with mountains in the background. The sky is meticulously painted with fine brushstrokes, focusing on light gradations. The color palette is monochromatic in black and white, creating a dramatic ambiance. There is a figure with a stick, two large animals, and a smaller animal on the left side. In the distance, a faintly sketched structure adds depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Jacob Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.3 x 26.4 cm (7 5/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 32 x 44.6 cm (12 5/8 x 17 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.98.174

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lister 1988, no. 8, State viii/viii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank Baker Bristow [b. 1885], VA (Lugt 982a). Jacob Kainen, Washington, D.C., by 1988; gift to NGA, 2002.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2002

  • An Artist's Artists: Jacob Kainen's Collection from Rembrandt to David Smith, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2002-2003.

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. 8, viii/viii

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: 4

Wikidata ID

Q76357191

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