Becalmed
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Other titles
Off to the fishing grounds
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 2; Paul (1928), 5
Date made
1919 – c.1919
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
8.7 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
15.7 x 25.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
1/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Syd Long [underlined]'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/50'.
Subject description
Sailing ships probably on the Thames.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
102982
Accession number
77.9.10
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)
Provenance
J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.
Copyright
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist