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The Early Plowman by Samuel Palmer — VisualArtsDB

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The Early Plowman

The Early Plowman

The Early Plowman

1825–1881

Medium: Etching in black on paper
Dimensions: Image: 13.3 × 19.7 cm (5 1/4 × 7 13/16 in.); Plate: 18 × 25 cm (7 1/8 × 9 7/8 in.); Sheet: 28.5 × 37.5 cm (11 1/4 × 14 13/16 in.)
Genre: Etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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