Strand on the Green, No.3
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 59; Paul (1928), 21
Date made
1923
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
17.4 x 32.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
25.8 x 41.3 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark lower centre, 'FJ Head & Co'.
State
published state
Impression
3/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '3/30'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed on verso upper left in pencil, '21 in Catalogue / "Strand on Green No 3" / line etching on copper 1923'. Inscribed on verso upper centre in pencil, '53 [encircled]'.
Subject description
Buildings and trees on the shoreline of the River Thames, London, with arched bridge and tower in the distance.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103076
Accession number
77.9.57
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)
Provenance
J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.
Copyright
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013