id:			142374
accession number:	1966.191
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.191
updated:		2025-08-07 22:49:34.284000

The Early Plowman, before 1861. Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881). Etching. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams, presented in honor of Henry Sayles Francis, Curator of Prints, 1966.191

title:				The Early Plowman
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creation date:			before 1861
creation date earliest:		1855
creation date latest:		1860
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams, presented in honor of Henry Sayles Francis, Curator of Prints
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	etching
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Etching
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Lister 9

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CREATORS

* Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)  - artist

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state of the work:	III/IX
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Samuel Palmer Etchings
	opening date:   1967-03-29T05:00:00
	<i>Samuel Palmer Etchings</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 29-June 6, 1967).

	title:		Two Hundred Years of British Prints
	opening date:   1984-10-09T04:00:00
	<i>Two Hundred Years of British Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 9, 1984-February 3, 1985).

	title:		Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland
	opening date:   1991-04-02T05:00:00
	<i>Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Richards, Louise S. “Samuel Palmer: Poet of the Etching Needle.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 54, no. 4 (April 1967): 111–119.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 119
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25152154

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