Art, literature & historyThe Early Ploughman
c. 1861
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 13.1 × 19.8 cm (5 3/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Sheet: 16.8 × 24.4 cm (6 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1933.954
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Early Ploughman — Samuel Palmer. c. 1861.
Medium: Etching on paper. Dimensions: Image: 13.1 × 19.8 cm (5 3/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Sheet: 16.8 × 24.4 cm (6 5/8 × 9 5/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.