The Rising Moon or An English Pastoral

SAMUEL PALMER (1805-1881) The Rising Moon or An English Pastoral etching, on Chine appliqué, 1857, Lister's seventh state (of nine), after the plate was reduced by about 1-in. and the artist's name was added to the plate in the margin, published in Etchings for the Art Union of London by the Etching Club, with wide margins Plate: 5 7⁄8 x 8 7⁄8 in. (147 x 224 mm.) Sheet: 10 5⁄8 x 14 3⁄8 in. (270 x 365 mm.)