Art, literature & historyThe Skylark
1850
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching on ivory chine, laid down on white wove paper
- Dimensions
- Plate: 12.4 × 11.6 cm (4 15/16 × 4 5/8 in.); Sheet: 29.5 × 21.5 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/2 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2013.747
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Skylark — Samuel Palmer. 1850.
Medium: Etching on ivory chine, laid down on white wove paper. Dimensions: Plate: 12.4 × 11.6 cm (4 15/16 × 4 5/8 in.); Sheet: 29.5 × 21.5 cm (11 5/8 × 8 1/2 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.