The Jester
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
Selfportrait in fancy dress
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 138
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 57
Date made
1923
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
14.6 x 9.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thin white laid paper
Support size
19.6 x 12.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
?/100
Edition information
edition of 100
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'The Jester'. Inscribed lower left below printed image in black pencil, '100'. Inscribed lower left below signature in black pencil, 'to Alan Queale / a self portrait / with the moustache / removed.'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 57
Subject description
Self-portrait of the artist, in the costume of a jester, laughing.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92970
Accession number
83.877
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