Charing Cross Bridge.
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Date made
1908
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, etching and foul biting, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
27.6 x 19.1 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white laid paper
Support size
42.4 x 34.3 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark lower edge, 'O.W.P.&. A.C.L.'
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Not signed. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left at base of plate in black pencil, 'Printed by Brangwyn - J Traill's plate.'
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed lower left base of sheet in black pencil 'FB' [Frank Brangwyn].
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso lower centre in black pencil, '$40'. Inscribed verso lower right center in black pencil, '131'.
Subject description
Train crossing Charing Cross Bridge over the River Thames, London with industrial buildings in the background.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32164
Accession number
77.216
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 Important Women Artists, Melbourne, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Important Women Artists, Melbourne 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
Brangwyn, Frank. | (1867–1956) English | Male | printer
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013