Christ Church, Old Sydney
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 68; Paul (1928), 29
Date made
1926 – (1926)
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
29.0 x 22.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream laid F J Head & Co paper
Support size
46.0 x 34.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark lower right corner, 'Hand Made [fragment]'
State
published state
Impression
15/50
Edition information
edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, '.Christ Church.' Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '15/50'.
Subject description
Streetscape on a rainy day featuring Christ Church St. Laurence episcopal church from George Street, Sydney with horse-drawn carts and a tram.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103112
Accession number
77.9.75
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 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