Hawkesbury landscape
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Other titles
Australian Landscape
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 60; Paul (1928), 76
Date made
1924
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
24.6 x 25.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium-weight cream wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
1st state of 2
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state, proof only; 2nd state proposed edition of 50, only 5 printed
Production notes
Inky fingerprints around corners of the sheet.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, '1st state'.
Subject description
The J.W.C. Stephan collection of Sydney Long etchings
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103090
Accession number
77.9.64
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