Dunster
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 74; Paul (1928), 74
Date made
1927
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, aquatint, drypoint printed in black ink from one copper plate
Matrix size
21.2 x 29.0 cm (image)
Support
paper
State
1st state
Impression
1state proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Dunster'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1st State'.
Subject description
View of Dunster, Somerset with Dunster Castle on wooded escarpment at left.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103124
Accession number
77.9.81
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