The Golden Hour
| Title | The Golden Hour |
|---|---|
| Artist | Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881) |
| Date | 1865 19th century |
| Medium | watercolor and gouache with graphite and scraping |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Origin | England, 19th century England |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Golden Hour, 1865. Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881). Watercolor and gouache with graphite and scraping; sheet: 25.6 x 35.4 cm (10 1/16 x 13 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2009.3 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Golden Hour” is a work by Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881), dated 1865. It is executed in watercolor and gouache with graphite and scraping and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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