Floodlit Edinburgh Castle.
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Other titles
Floodlit
Date made
1939
Place made
Europe, Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint and etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
13.5 x 20.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth cream wove paper
Support size
21.1 x 29.1 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
3rd state of 3?
Impression
12/?
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill 1938'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Flood lit 12 (third state)'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '12 (third state)'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '090'.
Subject description
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, floodlit at night.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32204
Accession number
77.236
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)
Provenance
With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Wowen Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, not listed.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013