Artist
Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)British, 1805–1881
CultureBritish
Titles
- The Lonely Tower
Date1879
MediumEtching and drypoint with scraping on wove paper, trial proof, state V/VII
DimensionsPlate: 7 7/16 × 10 in. (18.9 × 25.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (26 × 34.9 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/4 × 13 3/4 in. (26 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Art + Paper 2017 and the Scurlock Foundation in honor of Lauren Rosenblum
Object number2017.253
Not on view
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Exhibition HistoryVictoria & Albert Museum Exhibition, 1879.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below plate, left: 173 Lonely Tower
Recto: Signed in graphite, below plate, right: S. Palmer
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: 5/51
Verso: Inscribed in graphite: AP club 7, 19 May 1879
Recto: Signed in graphite, below plate, right: S. Palmer
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: 5/51
Verso: Inscribed in graphite: AP club 7, 19 May 1879
Recto: Signed in graphite, below plate, right: S. Palmer
Verso: [none]
Verso: [none]
Recto: Blind stamp, bottom left corner: A.H.P. PRIVATE PRESS [circled]
Verso: [none]
Verso: [none]
Catalogue raisonnéAlexander 12 state v/vi; Raymond Lister E.12 state v/vii
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