Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 2

Samuel Palmer (b.1805)
"Moeris and Galatea" Eclogue 9 original etching

1883

About the Item

Medium: original etching. This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by Seeley and Company. Samuel Palmer had planned a series of etchings to illustrate his translation of Virgil's Eclogues, but died in 1881 before finishing the project. Moeris and Galatea is one of four etchings left by the artist in an advanced state of completion, and the final details were finished by his son Alfred Herbert Palmer. Catalogue reference: Lister E17. Image size: 4 x 6 inches (100 x 152 mm). Plate size: 5 1/4 x 7 3/8 inches (133 x 189 mm). Sheet size: 8 1/4 x 12 5/8 inches (212 x 320 mm). Not signed. Condition: there is age-toning near the edges of the sheet.
  • Creator:
    Samuel Palmer (b.1805) (1805 - 1881, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1883
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.24 in (13.3 cm)Width: 7.45 in (18.9 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Condition: there is age-toning near the edges of the sheet.
  • Gallery Location:
    Henderson, NV
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2365215585902

More From This Seller

View All
"The Cypress Grove" Eclogue 5 original etching
By Samuel Palmer (b.1805)
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This impression on Alton Mill laid paper was printed in 1883 for "An English Version of the Eclogues of Virgil" and published in London by Seeley and Compan...
Category

1880s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"Pinienhain" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1900 and published in Leipzig, Germany for Zeitschrift für Bildende Kunst. This impression is printed on cream wove paper, and the image size is ...
Category

Early 1900s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"Au cap d'Antibes" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1902 and published in Paris by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Image size: 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches (145 x 210 mm). Signed in the plate, not hand-signed.
Category

Early 1900s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"Un coin a Bruges" original etching
By Jacques Beurdeley
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Sanchez and Seydoux 1910-7. Printed in Paris and published in 1910 by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Plate size: 8 1/4 x 6 inches (210 x 155 m...
Category

1910s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"La charrue" original etching
By Pieter Dupont
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. This impression on japon paper was printed in 1902 and published in Paris by the by Gazette des Beaux Arts. Image size: 5 x 8 1/2 inches (127 x 213 mm). Not...
Category

Early 1900s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

"Une rue a Nuremberg" original etching
By Frank Milton Armington
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Sanchez and Seydoux 1912-10. Published in Paris in 1912 for Gazette des Beaux-Arts. This is a fine impression printed in sepia ink on c...
Category

1910s Realist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Etching

You May Also Like

Fresno Basket
By Beth van Hoesen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Beth Van Hoesen – American (1926- 2010) Title: Fresno Basket Date: 1974 Medium: Color aquatint and etching, hand colored with watercolor Image Size: 12.25 x 12.75 inches Fram...
Category

1970s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Color, Etching, Paper, Watercolor, Aquatint

Grapes
By Beth van Hoesen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Beth van Hoesen – American (1926- 2010) Title: Grapes Date: 1973 Medium: Color aquatint etching, drypoint on BFK Rives paper Image Size: 6 x 4.5 inches Sheet size: 15 x 11 in...
Category

1970s Realist Still-life Prints

Materials

Paper, Color, Etching, Aquatint

Illusie
Located in Middletown, NY
Circa 1960. Etching and engraving on cream laid paper, 5 3/4 x 4 inches (141 x 102 mm), margins. Scattered light areas of spotty discoloration in the margins, minor mat tone. Four mi...
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Nude Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

The Punt
By Rosamond Tudor
Located in Middletown, NY
A dynamic football image from the 1920s by a female artist known for her sports scenes. Etching with drypoint on exceptionally fine laid Japon paper with a double watermark, 10 7/8 ...
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Drypoint, Etching

Black and White Etching -- Rodez
By John Taylor Arms
Located in Troy, NY
This detailed etching depicts Notre Dame in France. The foreground shows an alleyway, with cracking and peeling buildings, plants climbing the walls, and a shifting stone road. Each ...
Category

1920s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching, Paper

Nevel
Located in Columbia, MO
Abe Gerlsma
Category

Early 20th Century Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Recently Viewed

View All