Christ Church, Old Sydney

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Christ Church, Old Sydney

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 68; Paul (1928), 29

Date made

1926 – (1926)

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

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