Cleveland Museum of Art
The Bellman
Samuel PalmerLinkedCulture matchlcp-2ca1fc815835
- Date
- 1879
- Medium
- etching
- Culture
- England, 19th century
- Department
- Prints
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Object ID
- 142382
What the image shows
A village scene with thatched roofs and animals grazing under a moonlit sky.
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From the Cleveland Museum of Art record
In a highly personal style, Palmer combined minute study of natural details with Gothic features from early Northern art and figure types borrowed from William Blake (also in this gallery). His moonlit landscapes of Kent appear as a fruitful, mysterious paradise, populated by a race of rustic heroes, personifications of pastoral contentment.
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- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams, presented in honor of Henry Sayles Francis, Curator of Prints
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