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Samuel Palmer — The Herdsman's Cottage
Samuel Palmer

The Herdsman's Cottage

1850

Intimate scale and meticulous detail characterize this rural scene, where Palmer's etching technique creates a sense of rustic simplicity that embodies his romantic idealization of country life.

Medium
etching

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Samuel Palmer, The Herdsman's Cottage, 1850

Intimate scale and meticulous detail characterize this rural scene, where Palmer's etching technique creates a sense of rustic simplicity that embodies his romantic idealization of country life.

Medium
etching
Year
1850
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Pastoral, Monochrome, Serene, Etching, Landscape, Cottage, British, Rural, Romantic

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