A Shepherd and His Flock Under the Moon and Stars
Represented work of art
Artist
Samuel Palmer
Dimensions4 1/4 x 5 1/8 (10.7 x 13)
Work type
Provenance
- A. H. Palmer; Martin Hardie (1875–1952); Purchased through P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., December 1961
Exhibition history
- Drawings, Etching and Woodcuts by Samuel Palmer ..., Victoria and Albert Museum, 1926, (71 repr.); British Drawings, Bucharest, 1935-6; Tree Centuries of British Watercolours, Arts Council, 1951, (125); Samuel Palmer and his Circle, Arts Council, 1956, (6); Works by Samuel Palmer, Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield, 1961, (10); English Drawings and Water Colors from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, February-March 1962 (50b); Painting in england 1700-1850, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, April -August 1963 (191); English Drawings and Watercolours, Colnaghi, London, December1964-January1965 (21); English Drawings and Watercolours, Yale University Art gallery, New Haven, April-June 1965 (21);
Publication history
- Geoffrey Grigson, Samuel Palmer, the Visionary Years, 1947, p. 165, no. 46, pl. 18
Previous owner
Paul Mellon
(1907-1999)
Photographic source
Object FormatPhotographic Print
Photograph Source
Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art
Negative Number3254
Archival context
Object numberPA-F00645-0041
Archival context
- Fonds:Paul Mellon Centre Photographic Archive
- Series:Paul Mellon Collection of Prints and Drawings
- Folder:PA-F00645
- Item:A Shepherd and His Flock Under the Moon and Stars
ClassificationsArchival Document
Scope and content This series comprises images of a collection of works on paper (drawings, watercolours, prints) formerly owned by the American philanthropist, Paul Mellon. The collection has now been divided and paintings are owned by the following institutions: the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven; the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond; and the Paul Mellon private collection. The Photographic Archive does not include images of every print or drawing owned by Paul Mellon.
Acquisition information The collection has always been in the possession of the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art (or its predecessor institution, the Paul Mellon Foundation).
ArrangementThe archive has been arranged in its original order.
Conditions governing use The images in the Photographic Archive are derived from a variety of sources, so copyright in the collection is varied. The copyright status of each image is detailed at item level in the catalogue.
Accruals It is anticipated that new images may be added to the Centre’s Photographic Archive in future. These may be generated via the Centre’s everyday activities (such as the publishing programme). They may also come from external sources (such as donations by scholars or institutions).
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