The Life and Letters of Samuel Palmer, Painter and Etcher (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Alfred Herbert Palmer

9780332696072: The Life and Letters of Samuel Palmer, Painter and Etcher (Classic Reprint)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0332696073 ISBN 13: 9780332696072

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Excerpt from The Life and Letters of Samuel Palmer, Painter and Etcher

About ten years ago, when I was writing a short memoir of my father, it occurred to me that a companion volume of his letters might be published. I knew that many of these were preserved by his friends, and esteemed not only on account of regard for the writer, but for what was thought considerable originality. Yet I was not prepared for the extent Of the collection which was most courteously placed at my disposal, carrying with it, by virtue of its very existence, the evidence of some merit. The publication of the volume was postponed; but the delay was by no means unfortunate, inasmuch as it gave me leisure to sift the material and reject that which was unsuitable, while applying myself, at the same time, to a closer and more unprejudiced study of my father's life.

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Book Description:

First published in 1892, this biography and collection of letters was prepared by Samuel Palmer's surviving son. The letters, which date from 1829 to 1881, include correspondence with 'the Ancients' John Linnell, George Richmond and Edward Calvert. The book includes a range of illustrations and a catalogue of exhibited works.

About the Author:

Martin Butlin was for many years Keeper of the Historic British Collection at the Tate Gallery. William Vaughan is Professor of History of Art at Birkbeck College. He is the author of "Romanticism and Art, British Painting", and "Gainsborough".

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