The old Education Department, Sydney
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
The old Education Department, Sydney
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 54
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 522
Date made
1911
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
mezzotint and etching, printed in warm black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
21.2 x 15.3 cm (image)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
30.2 x 23.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below image but within plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below image but within plate-mark in black pencil, 'The old Education Department'. Inscribed lower right below image but within plate-mark in black pencil, 'mezzotint'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 522
Subject description
Street scene of Education Department Building, Sydney with Lands Department Building clocktower behind.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
92536
Accession number
83.691
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 categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | 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