The satyr's pool
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 153a
Date made
1917
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and spirit-aquatint, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
13.0 x 12.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
20.2 x 17.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
33/50
Edition information
final state, edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Titled lower right at base of sheet in black pencil, 'The Satyr's Pool'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '33/50' Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, '2.2 [2 guineas]'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 349
Subject description
Mythological scene of a satyr frightening a group of naked women bathing in a pool.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
93041
Accession number
83.909
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.
Credit line
Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013