On the Wandle
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 41; Paul (1928), 37
Date made
1920
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
29.6 x 26.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth off-white laid paper
Support size
37.6 x 34.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
1/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/30'. Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'The Wandle / Line Etching.'
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, ' 'On the Wandle' / Exhibited Royal Academy 1921 in British Museum'. Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, 'JACS 37 in Catalogue - Diploma Etching.' Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, 'Line etching / on zinc / 1920'. Inscribed verso upper right in black pencil, 'Royal society / of painter Etchers'. Inscribed verso centre right, 'Selected for Diploma work / at the Royal Society of Painter Etchers / in British Museum (1920)'.
Subject description
Rural scene of trees near the Wandle River, Greater London.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103056
Accession number
77.9.47
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