The Rising Moon, or An English Pastoral

1857

Samuel Palmer

Associated Names
Samuel Palmer

Artist, British, 1805 - 1881

The image depicts a rural landscape with fields and haystacks, a sun behind hills, trees, and two distant figures. The etching's fine and detailed brushstrokes capture textures. The color palette is limited to brown and gray, creating a monochromatic atmosphere. The composition evokes tranquility in the countryside.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate): 12.5 × 19.6 cm (4 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.90

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lister 1988, no. 7, State i/ix

Artwork history & notes

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. 7, i/ix

Wikidata ID

Q65083990

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