Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Twenty-one woodcuts. Drawn and engraved by Lionel Lindsay.

Source

Twenty-one woodcuts, drawn, engraved and printed by Lionel Lindsay. Sydney: Meryon Press, 1924.

Page or Plate number

collection record

Reference

ANB (1988), 26110

Date made

1924

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

wood engravings, printed in black ink, each from one block

Matrix size

28.0 x 20.0 cm (book (closed))

Support

cream wove Japanese vellum paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

40/40

Edition information

edition of 125 copies, 30 on full vellum, the rest on Japanese vellum. An erratum in this copy notes that 10 standard copies were spoilt in binding and these were replaced with another 10 in full vellum. "The edition should read, 40 copies on full vellum & 85 on white Whatman."

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

41408

Accession number

69.12.1-4

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

C.A.A.B. Meeting (1969-02-19)

Provenance

Collection of Peter Lindsay, the artists son, by descent. Gift to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from Peter Lindsay, Sydney, 19 February 1969.

Credit line

Gift of Peter Lindsay 1969.

Copyright

Courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

MERYON PRESS | (1921–) Australian | Organisation | printer

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013