Christmas (Folding the Last Sheep) — Samuel Palmer

DETAILS

Artist: Samuel Palmer
Date: 1850
Medium: etching
Location: Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions: [object Object]
Collection: Prints
Culture: England, 19th century
Credit line: Delia E. Holden Fund

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Samuel Palmer

Samuel Palmer transformed the Kentish landscape around Shoreham into a 'demi-paradise' of mysterious, visionary beauty.

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The Skylark 1825 · Art Institute of Chicago

Evening in Italy—the Deserted Villa 1845 · Art Institute of Chicago

Christmas 1850 · Art Institute of Chicago

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