The Thames from Waterloo Bridge
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
The Thames from Waterloo Bridge
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 35; Paul (1928), 2
Date made
1919 – (1919)
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
19.9 x 29.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth off-white laid paper
Support size
29.6 x 46.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark indecipherable
State
published state
Impression
2/30
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, '2/30'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, 'W.O. Paul'.
Subject description
River scene of the Thames from Waterloo Bridge looking towards St Paul's Cathedral, London.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
45444
Accession number
65.132
Accession method
Bequest
Provenance
The Oscar Paul Collection. Bequest to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from Mrs Henriette von Dallwitz legatee of Richard Paul after reinbursement to estate, to fulfill Richard Paul's intentions to honour his father, May 1965.
Credit line
The Oscar Paul Collection, Gift of Henriette von Dallwitz and of Richard Paul in honour of his father 1965.
Copyright
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist