DrawingsBritish19th century

Rustics with Sheep and Goats in a Rocky Landscape

c. 1844

Artists

Samuel PalmerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor, graphite, and gum arabic addditions with scraping and scratching out on cream paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15.4 × 27.1 cm (6 1/16 × 10 11/16 in.) frame: 32.1 × 43.2 × 1.9 cm (12 5/8 × 17 × 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's, London, March 22, 2005, lot 131, bought in]. [Agnew's, London ] sold; to George and Patti White, 2006, loan; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

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