The Sleeping Shepherd; Early Morning

1857

Samuel Palmer

Associated Names
Samuel Palmer

Artist, British, 1805 - 1881

The image shows a person reclining inside a shaded structure, with architectural elements and textures surrounding them. Near the top third of the image, a farmer and an oxen are silhouetted against the sky. The landscape features rolling hills, trees, and birds flying in the sky. The color palette is monochromatic, focusing on shades of black and grey to highlight textures and forms through light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.5 × 10.3 cm (4 15/16 × 4 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 36.5 × 26 cm (14 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.21.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lister 1988, no. 6, State v/v

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1988

  • The Pastoral Landscape: The Modern Vision, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 1988-1989, no. 101, fig. 175.

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. 6, v/v

Wikidata ID

Q74038452

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