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Samuel Palmer

63 works

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

The Golden Hour

1865

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

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

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of a stone bridge over a stream with two figures, bare trees and snow in a winter landscape.

The Bridge at Shoreham

ca. 1829

Watercolor of a steep coastal hillside above a harbor village, with boats on calm water and a hazy sky.

View of Clovelly, Devon

ca. 1848-49

Watercolor of a grassy coastal headland overlooking the sea, with a distant island on the horizon at right.

On the North Coast of Devon, Lundy Island in the Distance

ca. 1835

Pencil sketch of a shaded wooded hillside with a pale path and a small figure, with handwritten notes on the page.

Page from a sketchbook

ca. 1848 (?)

Landscape with a towered city on a hill at sunset, a stone bridge over a river, and a crescent moon in the sky.

The Towered City (of: The Haunted Stream)

1815

Samuel Palmer's dusky landscape with a crescent moon over a wide water, a distant church, and a seated figure under trees.

The Curfew (of: The Wide Water'd Shore)

1870

Sepia watercolor of a wooded hillside overlooking a wide valley of fields and hedgerows under a pale sky.

View from Wilmots Hill, Kent

1830/1835

Autumn landscape with a large tree, golden hillside, small harvesters and a red-cloaked figure under a dusky sky.

Harvesters by Firelight

1830

Samuel Palmer drawing of a ruined castle on a hilltop at dusk, with birds in an orange sky and dark trees below.

The Enchanted Castle at Dusk

c. 1868