Henry Lawson

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Henry Lawson

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 204

Date made

1919

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

24.4 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)

Support

Japanese paper

Support size

30.2 x 22.6 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

2nd state of 2; published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

1st state, proofs only; 2nd state, edition of 50, plus proofs

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Henry Lawson'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, '1920'.

Subject description

Portrait of Henry Lawson.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

42294

Accession number

76.1186

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1976/77 (1976-12-14)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from The Town Gallery, Brisbane, 1976.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Copyright

Courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013