On-site Access: Accessible by appointment in the Study Room / Creator: Palmer, Samuel, 1805–1881 / Work Type: drawing / Subject Terms: trees

1. The Lonely Tower

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: 1868
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache and gum arabic on London board: a high-quality pasteboard sheet made of Whatman's finest drawing paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 1/4 x 27 7/8 inches (51.4 x 70.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

2. Ancient Trees, Lullingstone Park

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: 1828
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 14 5/8 inches (26.7 x 37.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

3. The Cypresses at the Villa d'Este, Tivoli

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: 1838
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, blue wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 3/8 x 9 1/8 inches (31.4 x 23.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

4. A Moonlit Scene with a Winding River

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: ca. 1827
Materials & Techniques:: Black and brown wash, gouache, and gum on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/2 x 7 1/8 inches (26.7 x 18.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

5. A Cottage among Trees, Shoreham

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink with gray wash on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches (27.6 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

6. Rustic Contentment

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches (18.4 x 40 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

7. Kensington Gardens

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: ca. 1848
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 1/8 x 14 5/8 inches (25.7 x 37.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

8. The Weald of Kent

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: between 1833 and 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on moderately thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 10 5/8 inches (18.7 x 27 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

9. The Crescent Moon

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and sepia ink and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches (18.1 x 11.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

10. Landscape Sketch

Creator:: attributed to Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pink wash, brown wash, pen and brown ink, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 7 3/8 x 15 3/4 inches (18.7 x 40 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

11. Wilmot's Hill, Kent

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: ca. 1851
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 3/4 × 14 7/8 inches (27.3 × 37.8 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

12. Sunset

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: ca. 1861
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache, gum, and graphite on thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 5/8 x 15 1/4 inches (27 x 38.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

13. Tintern Abbey at Sunset

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: 1861
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor, gouache and varnish over graphite with scratching out on heavy card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 13 1/8 x 27 3/4 inches (33.3 x 70.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

14. Scene in Wales

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and black chalk on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches (8.6 x 19.1 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, Gift of George Dix, B.A. 1934

15. Cornfield and Church by Moonlight

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: early 1830s
Materials & Techniques:: Brush and black ink on very thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 x 7 1/4 inches (15.2 x 18.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

16. An Ancient Barn at Shoreham

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Pen and black ink, gray wash, brown wash, and graphite on moderately textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 1/8 × 11 inches (15.6 × 27.9 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

17. Thatched Cottage and Church

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 3 1/8 x 4 1/8 inches (7.9 x 10.5 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

18. View from Rook's Hill, Kent

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: 1843
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor with gouache and pen and brown ink and graphite on thick, rough, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 20 5/8 x 16 1/4 inches (52.4 x 41.3 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

19. Evening, Cattle Watering

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Gouache and watercolor and scraping out with varnish on card
Dimensions:: Sheet: 4 1/4 x 3 inches (10.8 x 7.6 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

20. The Wayside Smithy

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 9 7/8 x 7 3/8 inches (25.1 x 18.7 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

21. The Timber Wain

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: between 1833 and 1834
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache with pen and black ink on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 5 1/16 x 6 5/16 inches (12.9 x 16 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

22. Timber Wagon Crossing a Stream

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and gouache on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 6 7/8 × 8 3/4 inches (17.5 × 22.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

23. The Barns

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, gray wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 10 × 13 9/16 inches (25.4 × 34.4 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

24. Streets of the Tombs, Pompeii

Creator:: Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881
Date:: undated
Materials & Techniques:: Graphite with pen and brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper mounted on thick, smooth, beige board
Dimensions:: Mount: 5 1/8 × 6 3/8 inches (13 × 16.2 cm)
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Bequest of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948

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1. The Lonely Tower

2. Ancient Trees, Lullingstone Park

3. The Cypresses at the Villa d'Este, Tivoli

4. A Moonlit Scene with a Winding River

5. A Cottage among Trees, Shoreham

6. Rustic Contentment

7. Kensington Gardens

8. The Weald of Kent

9. The Crescent Moon

10. Landscape Sketch

11. Wilmot's Hill, Kent

12. Sunset

13. Tintern Abbey at Sunset

14. Scene in Wales

15. Cornfield and Church by Moonlight

16. An Ancient Barn at Shoreham

17. Thatched Cottage and Church

18. View from Rook's Hill, Kent

19. Evening, Cattle Watering

20. The Wayside Smithy

21. The Timber Wain

22. Timber Wagon Crossing a Stream

23. The Barns

24. Streets of the Tombs, Pompeii