Dunster

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Dunster

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 74; Paul (1928), 74

Date made

1927

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

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

Last Updated

19 Mar 2013