Twee personen rusten uit terwijl hun kudde graast
1880 · etching on paper
height: 134 cm, width: 188 cm
Rijksmuseum
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Samuel Palmer
British, 1805–1881
PrintmakingRomanticism
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96
Works in Collection
119
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Masters of British Painting, 1800�1950
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1956
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Samuel Palmer was a British painter and etcher of the early nineteenth century known for visionary landscapes that merged romantic naturalism with spiritual intensity. Working primarily in watercolor and oil, Palmer developed a distinctive approach to pastoral and mountainous subjects, often depicting rural scenes suffused with golden light and a sense of pastoral transcendence. His work bridged the Romantic movement and early landscape modernism, influencing subsequent generations of British artists. Palmer exhibited regularly during his lifetime and maintained a sustained practice in printmaking alongside his paintings.
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