Old houses, Chiddingstone

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Old houses, Chiddingstone

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 33ii/ii; Paul (1928), 51

Date made

1919

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

19.8 x 25.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream laid paper

Support size

30.8 x 36.8 cm (sheet)

State

2nd state of 2

Impression

3/30

Edition information

1st state proofs only; 2nd state edition of 30

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left corner below plate-mark in black pencil, '3/30'.

Subject description

Streetscape of tudor-style houses at Chiddingstone, Kent.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103034

Accession number

77.9.36

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