The Rising Moon, or An English Pastoral

1857

Samuel Palmer

Associated Names
Samuel Palmer

Artist, British, 1805 - 1881

The image displays a pastoral scene with sheep grazing on a hillside. The sun is setting in the upper portion of the image, casting a soft glow over the landscape. The artwork shows detailed textures in the sheep's wool, trees, and farmhouses. The color scheme is mainly black, gray, and white. Tall trees are visible in the distance, and a person is seen standing among the sheep.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.8 x 25.2 cm (7 x 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 29 x 40.4 cm (11 7/16 x 15 7/8 in.)
    overall: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1947.7.91

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lister 1988, no. 7, State v/ix

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1953

  • Masterpieces of Graphic Art from the Rosenwald Collection, Lowe Art Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1953, no cat.

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., July 1983.

1988

  • The Pastoral Landscape: The Modern Vision, The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1988-1989, no. 102, fig. 176.

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. 7, v/ix

Wikidata ID

Q65083992

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