Opening the Fold, or Early Morning
Samuel Palmer · British
Date: 1880
Medium: Etching; third state of ten
Dimensions: plate: 6 7/16 x 9 1/8 in. (16.3 x 23.1 cm) sheet: 10 9/16 x 15 5/8 in. (26.8 x 39.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Themes: Men, Morning, Pastoral, Sheep, Trees
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Date range
1880 – 1880
Largest dimension
39.7 cm
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