St John's, Darlinghurst, from College Street
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
St John's, Darlinghurst, from College Street
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 78
Date made
1912
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in warm black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
12.0 x 11.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
29.2 x 22.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
6/25
Edition information
State proofs; final state edition of 25, plus additional proofs
Production notes
NGA impression 1976.906 shows etched areas, not covered by aquatint at the right base of the print. These parts of the mans foot and horses hoof were later burnished out .
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'St John's Darlinghurst'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'No 6'.
Subject description
Street scene of pedestrians and horse along College Street, Sydney with view East to St John's Anglican church, Darlinghurst.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
39366
Accession number
76.906
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 5, 1976/77 (1976-11-09)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Beryl Mendel, (daughter of Joung Young, Macquarie Galleries), Sydney, 1974.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
06 Jan 2013