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The rising of the Skylark
PALMER, Samuel (1805-1881)
Inspired by the visionary poet and painter William Blake, Palmer settled in the Kentish village of Shoreham where he evolved a symbolic imagery celebrating rural fruitfulness and pastoral simplicity. Painted shortly after his return from a visit to Italy in 1839, this landscape was inspired by the lines from 'L'Allegro' by John Milton, perhaps the artist's favourite poet:
'To hear the lark begin his flight And singing, startle the dull night, From his watch tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise'.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 361
Creation/Production
PALMER, Samuel
Date: 1839 ca
Acquisition
Gift through the NACF, 7/1990
Donated through The National Art Collections Fund
Measurements
Height
(cm): 30.8
Width
(cm): 24.5
Height
(in): 12
Width
(in): 9
Techniques
board
Material
oil
Location
In store
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