Melbourne Town Hall
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
Town Hall, Melbourne
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 21
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 381
Date made
1908 – 1908-9
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
12.3 x 14.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
17.2 x 17.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
final state; published state
Impression
30/30
Edition information
state proofs; final state edition of 30, plus proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Titled at base of sheet in black pencil, 'Melbourne Town Hall'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'No 30'. Inscribed lower right at base of sheet, '30 proofs 1908 or 1909'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 381
Subject description
The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92608
Accession number
83.727
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 categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013