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Samuel Palmer

63 works

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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

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

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

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

Etching of a pastoral landscape with a rising moon over hills, haystacks, tall trees, a cottage, and a figure at right.

The Rising Moon, or An English Pastoral

1857

Etching of sheep resting at dusk beneath a rising moon, with cypress trees, a tower, and a shepherd on a hillside.

The Rising Moon

n.d.

Etching of a large willow tree over a pond with a swan, a grazing cow, and distant trees under a cloudy sky.

The Willow

n.d.

Etching in an oval vignette showing figures harvesting grapes among vines, one climbing a ladder beside a tree.

Plumpy Bacchus

n.d.

Etching of a herdsman leading oxen along a path under trees, with a glowing moon behind dark hills and clouds.

The Herdsman

n.d.

Etching of a dense wood with boys gathering fruit by a stream, light breaking through gnarled trees.

Jongens verzamelen appels bij een beek

1860

Etching of hilly landscape by moonlight with resting sheep, a shepherd, cypress trees and distant buildings.

Heuvelachtig landschap bij maanlicht met herder en schapen

1857

Etching of a ploughman leading two oxen along a path past a tree toward a farm under a moonlit, swirling sky.

Ploeger leidt zijn twee ossen richting huis bij maanlicht

1858

Etching of a moonlit village with thatched cottages, a walking figure, grazing cattle and a tree at right.

Man luidt zijn bel in een dorp bij maanlicht

1879

Etching of a moonlit landscape with a stone tower, crescent moon, sheep, two figures and a large tree.

Landschap bij maanlicht met twee mannen kijkend naar een toren

1879

Etching of a shepherd playing a pipe beside a flock of sheep, with a tree, thatched hut and mountains under a hatched evening

Herder blaast op een fluit bij zijn kudde schapen

1880

Etching of sheep gathering at a wooden fold beneath trees, with a shepherd, distant hills and a radiating dawn sky.

Opening the Fold, or Early Morning

1880

Etching of a shepherd tending sheep in a landscape with trees, a cottage, distant mountains and birds under a cloudy sky.

Early Morning

published 1880

Etching of a thatched cottage under a full moon, with a shepherd, dog and sheep in a fenced lane at night.

Christmas, or Folding the Last Sheep

1850

Etching of a sleeping shepherd under a wooden shelter with sheep, and a figure driving cattle over a distant hill.

The Sleeping Shepherd; Early Morning

1857

Etching of a herdsman leading oxen and a dog past a cottage under a moonlit, cloudy sky with dark trees.

The Weary Ploughman, or The Herdsman, or Tardus Bubulcus

begun 1858

Etching of a ploughman with oxen in a field beside tall cypress trees, under a dramatic cloudy sky over hills.

The Early Ploughman, or The Morning Spread Upon the Mountains

begun before 1861

Etching of a ploughman guiding oxen past tall cypress trees, under a dramatic hatched sky with birds and distant hills.

The Early Ploughman, or Morning Spread Upon the Mountains

begun before 1861

Etching of a herdsman with cattle and a dog on a forest path, with a bright sunburst shining through tall trees.

The Herdsman's Cottage, or Sunset

1850

Etching of a woodland path with a herdsman, cattle, and a dog beneath trees, with a bright sunburst through the leaves.

The Herdsman's Cottage, or Sunset

1880

Etching of revelers in a woodland with a radiant Bacchus figure, above a vignette of children harvesting grapes by a ladder.

The Vine, or Plumpy Bacchus

1880

Black and white etching of a ploughman with oxen in a field under a stormy sky, with cypress trees and a hilltop tower.

The Early Ploughman

1860