Pan
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 10; Paul (1928), 12
Date made
1919
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
27.8 x 41.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick smooth cream wove paper
Support size
35.8 x 95.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
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.' Titled lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'PAN'. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/30'. Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'aquatint [underlined]'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Stamped verso centre left in black ink, '14961 [runs vertically]'. Inscribed verso centre left in black pencil, '2 frames ['ames' underlined] 19 1/2 + 17'. Inscribed verso lower centre to lower right in black pencil, 'W.O.Paul'. Inscribed verso lower centre in black pencil, '5 1/2 wide [inverted]'.
Subject description
Mythological scene of Pan playing pipe while naked maidens and satyrs dance beside a stream with silhouettes of trees in the background.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
45452
Accession number
65.136
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
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013