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Il Ponte Rotto, Rome,
1838
Samuel Palmer, 1805–1881; born Newington, England; died Redhill, England
x1941-158
In 1824, Palmer, one of the most celebrated British draftsmen and printmakers of the Victorian era, formed The Ancients, an artistic brotherhood with vaguely religious overtones that celebrated pastoral life in the English countryside. By 1832 the group had disbanded, and seeking to reestablish himself as a painter of inspirational landscapes, Palmer traveled in 1837 to Rome, where he created a series of detailed watercolors of Roman views that were rich in local color.
Information
Title
Il Ponte Rotto, Rome
Dates
1838
Maker
Medium
Watercolor with gouache over graphite
Dimensions
32.6 x 41.7 cm (12 13/16 x 16 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1941-158
Place Depicted
Europe, Italy, Rome, Ponte Rotto
Culture
Type
Materials
From Malins, “Palmer’s Italian honeymoon”: done in early spring of 1838; exhibited Royal Academy 1842. (See reference Bib. 4326);
- The exhibition catalogue of the Royal Academy, the 74th year, with critical and descriptive remarks... by the editors of the morning, evening and weekly papers, (London: Royal Academy of Arts, 1842).
- Alfred Herbert, The life and letters of Samuel Palmer, painter and etcher, (London: Seeley, 1892)., p. 406
- The work of Samuel Palmer, 1805-1881: a loan exhibition, February 1st through February 26th, 1949 [at] Durlacher Brothers, (New York: Durlacher Bros., 1949)., no. 25
- Edward Greenway Malins, Samuel Palmer’s Italian honeymoon, (London; New York: Oxford University Press, 1968)., p. 54
- Barbara T. Ross, "Drawings by Samuel Palmer in the Art Museum", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 29, no. 2 (1970): p. 37-42., p. 38, cat. no. 5
- Peter B. Blanchard, Rona Goffen and David Steadman, Copies as originals: translations in media and techniques, (Princeton, NJ: Art Museum, Princeton University, 1974)., no. 23; p. 102 (illus.)
- Raymond Lister, Catalogue raisonné of the works of Samuel Palmer, (Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1988)., p. 153
