Bookplate: H.P. Mortlock
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Littlewood (1978), 68
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 540
Date made
1950
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
8.2 x 5.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thin laid chinese paper
Support size
11.0 x 7.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
proof
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'proof'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 540
Subject description
Book plate for Harrie P. Mortlock, partner in the printing firm Beacon Press, featuring printer in studio examining print at press.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90575
Accession number
83.303
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.
Credit line
Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Printed ephemera: Bookplate (ex libris) | Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013