Christmas, or Folding the Last Sheep

1850

Samuel Palmer

Associated Names
Samuel Palmer

Artist, British, 1805 - 1881

The image shows a nighttime scene with trees obscuring the horizon. A full moon illuminates the setting. A person, along with a child and a dog, stands near a gate leading to a thatched-roof cottage among the trees. The style is detailed etching with intricate lines and shading for texture. The color palette is monochromatic with blacks and grays. Light and shadow contrast create depth in the rustic setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.7 × 9.9 cm (5 × 3 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 21 × 15.5 cm (8 1/4 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.143.112

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lister 1988, no. 4, State v/v

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1988

  • Lister, Raymond. Catalogue Raisonne of the Works of Samuel Palmer. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1988: no. 4, v/v

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: FS--M.H.--FLG

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