In the shadow of St Peters
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1926
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
13.1 x 5.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium weight smooth off-white laid paper
Support size
19.0 x 12.9 cm (sheet (irregular))
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
4/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Jessie C.A. Traill / 1926' Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'In the Shadow / of St Peters'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '4/30'. Ins
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
cribed lower left corner in black pencil, '1 sus [indecipherable]'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '083'. Inscribed verso in centre in black pencil, '425'.
Subject description
Three small figures depicted in the shadow of St Peters Basilica, Rome.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32202
Accession number
77.235
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)
Provenance
With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Women Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, cat. no., 48.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013