Study for the Etching 'Christmas'

SAMUEL PALMER, R.W.S. (1805-1881) Study for the Etching 'Christmas' with inscription by A.H. Palmer '[1st Sketch for/Christmas]' and '[Suggestion by/C/W/ Cope RA]' and 'Sq from/bottom' (in the margin) pen and brown ink, heightened with touches of white, on buff paper with a blind stamp, squared for transfer with a subsidiary study for the figure (lower centre) 6 ¾ x 4 1⁄8 in. (17.2 x 10.5 cm.)