Primary Artist

Julian Ashton (1851–1942)

Title

Frontispiece: Saw a leafy window one who sat...

Source

In Orara. An illustrated poem by Henry Kendall. Melbourne: Art Union of Victoria, 1881

Page or Plate number

plate vii, frontispi

Date made

1881

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

23.0 x 16.5 cm (printed image)

Support

thick off-white wove paper

Support size

42.0 x 31.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed printed lower left within image in black ink 'J.R. ASHTON'. Not dated. Not tited.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Signed by printer, lower right within image in black ink 'F.A. SLEAP sc'

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103235

Accession number

85.1470.1

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 2, 1985/86 (1985-08-13)

Credit line

Purchased 1985

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Sleap, F.A. | (1878–) Australian | Male | engraver

Ashton, Julian. | (1851–1942) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013