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Samuel Palmer

The Weary Ploughman, or The Herdsman, or Tardus Bubulcus

begun 1858
Etching; seventh or eighth state of eight
13.5 × 20.6 cm (5.3 × 8.1 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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