Brief Biography-Samuel Palmer was the offspring of a Baptist bookseller in Surrey. He took up painting at a very early age and was primarily self-taught. The Royal Academy first exhibited his pictures when he was a young teenager, and he was introduced to William Blakewhen he was just nineteen. Blake had a profound sway on his work. In 1826, he moved to Kent for nine years, working with other artists who admired Blake’s work. Samuel married Hannah Linnell during this period, whose father was John Linnell. When he returned to London, he endured a lengthy spell of financial restraints while teaching drawing. His fortunes eventually picked up somewhat through his landscapes when Samuel was in his late fifties. He died in Surrey in 1881. After his death, he was primarily unknown until the mid-twentieth century, when scholars rediscovered his works.