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The Morning of Life

A work made of etching in black on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching in black on paper.

Date:

1860/1861

Artist:

Samuel Palmer
English, 1805-1881

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Samuel Palmer

Title

The Morning of Life

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1860–1861

Medium

Etching in black on paper

Dimensions

Image: 13.5 × 20.7 cm (5 3/8 × 8 3/16 in.); Plate: 14.5 × 21.5 cm (5 3/4 × 8 1/2 in.); Sheet: 22.5 × 27 cm (8 7/8 × 10 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection

Reference Number

1930.748

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