The land of the lavender
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Other titles
The watercress bed
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 57; Paul (1928), 50
Date made
1923
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
26.2 x 35.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth cream laid F J Head & Co paper
Support size
37.7 x 44.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark lower right, 'Hand Made [fragment; runs vertically]'
State
published state
Impression
2/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '2/30'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, '50 in Catalogue / 'Land of the Lavender' / line etching on zinc 1923'. Inscribed verso upper centre in black pencil, '61 [encircled]'.
Subject description
Rural scene of people sheltering under a tree beside a river with buildings in the distance.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103084
Accession number
77.9.61
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