Magpies
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Other titles
The early bird
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 38; Paul (1928), 7
Date made
1920
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
13.4 x 29.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium-weight smooth off-white wove paper
Support size
23.8 x 40.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
1st state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Not signed. Not dated. Inscribed with edition details lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, '1st state'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, '7 in Catalogue / Line etching on Copper / 1920 / In British / Museum'. Inscribed verso uppper centre in black pencil, '59 [encircled]'.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: flock of magpies feeding on the ground.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103044
Accession number
77.9.41
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