Print made by Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881, British, active in Italy (1837–39), The Homeward Star, begun ca. 1880
- Title:
- The Homeward Star
- Date:
- begun ca. 1880
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and drypoint, with plate tone on thin, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 6 5/8 x 9 5/16 inches (16.8 x 23.6 cm), Plate: 5 3/16 x 7 1/2 inches (13.2 x 19 cm), Image: 4 x 6 inches (10.1 x 15.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left below plate marks: "A. 14ii | Frank Short. imp. 27.11.20"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "S. Palmer. | [...] "The Eclogues of Virgil"."
Lettered lower center within plate marks: "See, glimmering in the West, the homeward star; | And from the crest of upland towns afar, | The hearth - smoke rise; ___"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.10919
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- apples | astronomy | bench | birds | buildings | bushes | cattle | chestnut | chimney (architectural element) | cows | cup | drinking | eating | figures | food | fruit | gathering | goats | hats | landscape | light | literary theme | meal | men | moon | mountains | night | oxen | people | science | sheep | sky | smoke | star | table | town | village | west | woman
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:29345
- Export:
- XML
- IIIF Manifest:
- JSON
Rachel Campbell-Johnston, Mysterious wisdom, the life and work of Samuel Palmer , Bloomsbury, London; New York, 2011, pp. 322-3, NJ18 P19 C36 2011 (YCBA) [YCBA]
If you have information about this object that may be of assistance please contact us.