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Samuel Palmer

63 works

Samuel Palmer (1805-1881) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Read more

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Painting of reapers working in a golden wheat field under a full harvest moon, with a large tree and starry sky.

The Harvest Moon

1833

Small oil sketch of a wooded clearing with a leaning birch, resting cattle, a shepherd with a staff, and a wooden fence.

Sketch from Nature in Sion Park

1819

Sunset landscape with cattle drinking from a stream, a stone cottage, autumn trees and a glowing golden sun.

The Golden Hour

1865

Etching of a lone tower on a hill under stars, a crescent moon, shepherds resting with sheep, and a windblown tree.

The Lonely Tower

1880

Etching of a ploughman leading oxen across a field under swirling clouds, with tall cypress trees and a ruin on a hill.

The Early Ploughman

c. 1861

Watercolor of a sunset river landscape with boats, large trees, dancing figures on the far bank, and grazing cattle.

Sir Guyon with the Palmer Attending, Tempted by Phaedria to Land upon the Enchanted Islands

1849

Etching of a plowman with oxen on a hillside under a swirling sky, with tall cypress trees and a distant tower.

The Early Plowman

n.d.

Etching of a figure and dog by a fence in a field, with a tall tree at right, hills behind and a bird in the sky.

The Skylark

1850

Etching of a sunlit forest clearing with figures gathering fruit beside a stream, beneath tall trees.

The Morning of Life

1860/1861

Watercolor of a ruined columned villa at sunset, with cattle wading in a river and a shepherd under autumn trees.

Evening in Italy - the Deserted Villa

1845

Etching of a ploughman leading two oxen along a path at dusk, with a rising moon, dark hills and a cloudy sky.

The Weary Ploughman

1858

Engraved landscape of reapers harvesting grain under a crescent moon, with dark hills and a striated sky.

Harvest Under a Crescent Moon

1826

Etched rural village at dusk with thatched cottages, a walking figure, cattle, and a rising sun over hills.

The Bellman

1879

Etching of a shepherd piping beside a tree as sheep gather at a wooden fold under a dramatic evening sky.

Opening the Fold

1880

Farmer on horseback with a child and cattle on a dusk path, a church on a hill under a crescent moon.

The good farmer

1865

Grey wash landscape showing tall gnarled trees framing a path that leads toward distant hills.

A Woodland Study

c. 1856

Pencil drawing of gnarled ancient trees with hollow trunks and dense foliage in a woodland clearing.

Ancient Trees, Lullingstone Park

1828

Pencil sketch of a bramble branch with serrated leaves and thorny stems, annotated with handwritten notes.

Brambles

Pencil and wash drawing of rolling wooded hills receding to a hazy horizon, with trees framing a sandy foreground path.

Boxhill

1868

Pen and ink drawing of a tall grassy field, shrubs and trees on a bank, and distant hills under a pale sky.

Cornfields with Barn, Shoreham

1829

Pen and brown wash drawing of an old barn with steep roofs framed by trees and bushes under an open sky.

An Ancient Barn at Shoreham

Pencil sketch of foxglove plants and tall grasses on a bank, with handwritten notes about leaf edges and colour.

Foxgloves

Brown ink and wash drawing of thatched farm buildings, sheep and figures in a field below rolling hills.

The Valley of Vision

Brown wash drawing of an old village street with gabled buildings, a large tree, a rider on horseback, and distant towers.

Study of Old Buildings

Graphite drawing of an old cedar tree with spreading branches above faint sketched shrubs and trees.

Old Cedar Tree in Botanic Garden, Chelsea

1854

Ink and wash drawing of a crescent moon over a dark night landscape with trees, a hedgerow, and small sketches below.

The Crescent Moon

Pen and wash drawing of rolling hills, hedgerows, village trees and tall bare trees under a pale sky, by Samuel Palmer.

Shoreham, Kent

1831

Pen and brown wash sketch of a landscape with large trees, rolling hills, and small standing figures at right.

Landscape Sketch

Watercolor and pen drawing of a steep valley with rocky cliffs, trees, and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Valley of Dolwyddelan

Pencil sketch of Rome with St. Peter's dome, a bell tower, distant domes, walking figures and a donkey in the foreground.

Rome from San Spirito

Pen and ink drawing of a thatched cottage among trees and shrubs on rolling hills by Samuel Palmer.

The Primitive Cottage, Shoreham

Etching of a night landscape with a ruined tower on a hill, a crescent moon, shepherds and sheep, and a gnarled tree.

The Lonely Tower

c. 1879

Samuel Palmer (1805-1881) was a painter, printmaker and draftsperson. Samuel Palmer was born in Newington and died in Redhill. The work of Samuel Palmer is associated with Romanticism and Ancients. Browse 63 works by Samuel Palmer from 9 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata