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Samuel Palmer

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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

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

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 (?)

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

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

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

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

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