Palmer, Samuel (1805 – 1881) – ‘The Weary Ploughman’ or ‘The Herdsman’ (L.8).

'The Weary Ploughman' or 'The Herdsman' (L.8). Etching. 1858. State VIII of VIII. As published in 'A Selection of Etchings by the Etching Club', 1865. The literary inspiration for this print are the lines from Thomas Gray's 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' ... 'The curfew tolls the knell of parting day / The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea, / The plowman homeward plods his weary way, / And leaves the world to darkness and to me'. 5x7.75 inches.