Our immortals: Thomas Hardy finds evidence of canker in the fields of asphode.
Primary Artist
Will Dyson (1880–1938)
Title
Our immortals: Thomas Hardy finds evidence of canker in the fields of asphode.
Date made
about 1928
Place made
New York, New York, United States of America View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in black ink with light plate tone, from one plate
Matrix size
19.3 x 14.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream paper
Support size
32.1 x 24.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Will. Dyson'.
not dated.
titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Thomas Hardy finds evidence of canker'.
Subject description
Satirical scene of the writer Thomas Hardy in the Elysian fields, showing a diseased flower to another poet.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
31372
Accession number
77.42
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 12, 1977/78 (1977-08-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from John Brackenreg, Artarmon Galleries, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Dyson, Will. | (1880–1938) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Aug 2025