The Thames from Waterloo Bridge
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
The Thames from Waterloo Bridge
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 35; Paul (1928), 2
Date made
1919 – (1919)
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in warm black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
19.9 x 29.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
27.5 x 35.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
1/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sidney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left corner below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/30'. Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'The River from Waterloo Bridge line etching'.
Subject description
River scene of the Thames from Waterloo Bridge looking towards St Paul's Cathedral, London.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103038
Accession number
77.9.38
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 category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013