The great man ... monocole left eye
Primary Artist
Mortimer Menpes (1855–1938)
Title
The great man ... monocole left eye
Other titles
Portrait of Whistler
Date made
1890 – c.1892
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
16.7 x 14.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid F.J. Head paper
Support size
27.8 x 22.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'F.J.H.' and 'MEN'
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Mortimer Menpes'. Not dated.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
39121
Accession number
76.722.26
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1976/77 (1976-10-12)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 12 October 1976, part of a group of 65 prints by various artists.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Menpes, Mortimer. | (1855–1938) Australian | Male | artist