Rock Davis' boatshed, Woy Woy
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 166
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 732
Date made
1923
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
7.2 x 9.6 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
9.4 x 12.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3rd state of 3; published stste
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
3rd state edition of 100
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'LL'. no date.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 732
Subject description
The 'Big Shed' an A-frame wooden boatshed, built at Blackwall hear Woy Woy, Brisbane Water, N.S.W., by Rock Davis (1833-1904), shipbuilder. The last vessel was built at the shipyard in 1913.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92079
Accession number
83.503
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.
Credit line
Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject category
Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013