Book plate: John Preece
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Littlewood (1978), 74
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 539
Date made
1928
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
6.7 x 5.8 cm (printed image)
Support
thin oriental style 'rice' paper
Support size
9.6 x 8.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
no inscriptions
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 539
Subject description
Book plate for Adelaide book dealer and gallery director, John Preece, featuring archer shooting arrows into flying books.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90588
Accession number
83.304
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 category
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