The home of the rooks
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 24; Paul (1928), 30
Date made
1918
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
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
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013