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Samuel Palmer — The Weary Plowman
Samuel Palmer

The Weary Plowman

1858

Human labor and natural cycles unite in this contemplative scene, showcasing Palmer's romantic vision of agriculture as both physical necessity and spiritual practice within the English countryside.

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etching

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Samuel Palmer, The Weary Plowman, 1858

Human labor and natural cycles unite in this contemplative scene, showcasing Palmer's romantic vision of agriculture as both physical necessity and spiritual practice within the English countryside.

Medium
etching
Year
1858
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Pastoral, Rural Labor, British Art, 19th Century, Etching, Pastoral Scene, Landscape, Melancholic, Romanticism, Rural Life, Victorian Era, Plowman, British, Earth Tones, Rural, Agriculture, Agricultural Labor, Figurative

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