The Vine
1852
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- 30 × 22 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-205697
This early proof (an impression created while the artist is still working on the design) by Samuel Palmer features his illustrations before the accompanying text for Songs and Ballads of Shakespeare was printed. Both images relate to a drinking song featured in act 2 of William Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra, praising Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and his products. Palmer’s handwritten notes describe modifications he was planning to make. Palmer started to work in prints late in his career but quickly became accomplished in the medium. His imagery is characterized by juxtaposing delicat…
Provenance
Williams, presented in honor of Henry Sayles Francis, Curator of Prints, 1966.185
Registry history
- 1852 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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