The home of the rooks

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

The home of the rooks

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 24; Paul (1928), 30

Date made

1918

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-etching, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate

Matrix size

30.0 x 22.5 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thin smooth cream wove paper

Support size

38.4 x 26.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

1st state

Impression

proof

Edition information

edition of 50; plus 1st state proof

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long.' Not dated. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1st state'. Inscribed lower left corner, 'The home of the rooks'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, '30 in Catalogue / Line etching on Copper 1918'. Inscribed verso upper centre in black pencil, 34 [encircled]'.

Subject description

Tall trees and old house beside a waterway.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103016

Accession number

77.9.27

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