Pan
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 10 i/ii; Paul (1928), 12
Date made
1919
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching and aquatint, printed in sepia ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
27.8 x 41.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
State
1st state of 2
Edition information
edition of 30
Subject description
Mythological scene of Pan playing pipe while naked maidens and satyrs dance beside a stream with silhouettes of trees in the background.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
102988
Accession number
77.9.13
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 category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist