Romance of old, her terrace in the evening
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Romance of old, her terrace in the evening
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 29
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 480
Date made
1908 – 1908-09
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
20.3 x 17.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
25.2 x 20.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
7/25
Edition information
State proofs; final state proposed edition of 25, not all printed
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. No date. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'No 7'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left in black pencil, 'Romance'. Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 480
Subject description
Couple embracing on a terrace at night.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
93083
Accession number
83.923
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