Moonrise pastoral
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Other titles
Pastoral aquatint
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 25; Paul (1928), 10
Date made
1918
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint, printed in blue ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
30.7 x 22.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
46.4 x 35.2 cm (sheet)
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
2/60
Edition information
2nd state edition of 60
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long ['Long' underlined]'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/60'. Inscribed lower left corner diagonally, 'From the reformed plate'.
Subject description
The J.W.C. Stephan collection of Sydney Long etchings
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103022
Accession number
77.9.30
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
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013