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“When less than four years old I was standing with my nurse, Mary Ward, watching the shadows on the wall from branches of an elm behind which the moon had risen. I have never forgot those shadows and am often trying to paint them.”

Quote by Samuel Palmer

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Samuel Palmer was an English Romantic landscape painter and poet, known for his contributions to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Born on January 27, 1805, in London, he was a key figure in the movement that sought to return to the simplicity and clarity of early Renaissance art. Palmer's work often depicted the English countryside with a sense of mystical beauty, influenced by his close friendship with William Blake. He passed away on May 24, 1881. more

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