Moonrise pastoral

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Moonrise pastoral

Physical description

Pastoral aquatint

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 25; Paul (1928), 10

Date made

1918

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, printed in sepia ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

30.6 x 22.7 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thich off-white wove paper

Support size

35.2 x 27.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

1st state of 2; published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

1st state edition unknown; 2nd state edition of 60

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Sid Long [underlined]'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, '1st [st underlined] state'.

Subject description

Landscape of moon rising behind trees.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103020

Accession number

77.9.29

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