Samuel Palmer (1805–1881): Vision and Landscape

The Sleeping Shepherd

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The Sleeping Shepherd, ca. 1833–34
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Tempera with oil on paper laid down on panel; 15 x 20 1/4 in. (38.1 x 51.4 cm)
Private collection

Oak Trees, Lullingstone Park

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Oak Trees, Lullingstone Park, 1828
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Pen and watercolor; 11 5/8 x 18 1/2 in. (29.5 x 46.8 cm)
National Gallery of Canada

A View of Ancient Rome

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A View of Ancient Rome, 1838
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on buff paper laid down on board; 16 1/4 x 22 3/4 in. (41.1 x 57.8 cm)
Birmingham City Museums and Art Galleries

Scene from Lee, North Devon

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Scene from Lee, North Devon, 1835
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Oil on canvas; 10 1/2 x 15 in. (26.7 x 38.1 cm)
The Fitzwilliam Museum

Nude Male Figure

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Nude Male Figure, formerly page 68 recto of a sketchbook (now disbound) begun in 1824
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Pen and brown ink with green watercolor; sheet approx 4 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (11.6 x 18.9 cm), mount approx. 15 x 10 3/4 in. (38 x 27.3 cm)
The British Museum

In a Shoreham Garden

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In a Shoreham Garden, ca. 1829
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Watercolor and gouache on prepared board; 11 x 8 3/4 in. (27.9 x 22.2 cm)
Victoria and Albert Museum

Self-Portrait

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Self-Portrait, ca. 1826
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Black and white chalks on buff paper; 11 1/2 x 9 in. (29.1 x 22.9 cm)
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

A Rustic Scene

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A Rustic Scene, 1825
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Brown watercolor with gum Arabic; 7 x 9 1/4 in. (17.9 x 23.6 cm)
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Early Morning

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Early Morning, 1825
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Brown watercolor with gum Arabic; 7 1/2 x 9 1/8 in. (18.8 x 23.2 cm)
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

A Cow-Lodge with a Mossy Roof

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A Cow-Lodge with a Mossy Roof, ca. 1828–29
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Watercolor, gouache, gum arabic, and black ink; 10 1/2 x 14 3/8 in. (26.7 x 36.5 cm)
Yale Center for British Art

A Cascade in Shadow, Drawn on the Spot, near the Junction of the Machno and Conwy, North Wales

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A Cascade in Shadow, Drawn on the Spot, near the Junction of the Machno and Conwy, North Wales, 1835 or 1836
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Watercolor over graphite and brown ink; 18 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (46.4 x 37.5 cm)
Private collection

Cypresses at the Villa d'Este

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Cypresses at the Villa d'Este, 1838
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Brown ink, watercolor, gouache, graphite, and black chalk on blue paper; 12 1/2 x 9 in. (31.5 x 22.9 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Paul Mellon Collection

The Willow

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The Willow, 1850
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Etching; state 2 of 3; 3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (9 x 6.6 cm)
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

The Curfew or The Wide Water'd Shore

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The Curfew or The Wide Water'd Shore, 1870
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Watercolor and gouache on London board; 19 11/16 x 28 in. (50 x 71.1 cm)
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The Lonely Tower

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The Lonely Tower, before 1881
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Watercolor; 6 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (16.5 x 23.5 cm)
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino

The Lonely Tower

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The Lonely Tower, 1879
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)
Etching; proof of state 4 of 7; on heavy tan wove paper; 6 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. (16.5 x 23.3 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Margaret Scolari Barr, 1986 (1986.1232.2)