Old houses, Chiddingstone
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 33 i/ii; Paul (1928), 51
Date made
1919
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
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 wove paper
Support size
27.8 x 32.8 cm (sheet)
State
1st state of 2
Impression
undesignated impression
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, 'Sidney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left corner below plate-mark in black pencil, '1st state'. Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'Old Houses, Chiddington'.
Subject description
Streetscape of tudor-style houses at Chiddingstone, Kent.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103036
Accession number
77.9.37
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