The Emperor
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
Head of a cock
The white cock
The white cockerel
Reference
Mendelssohn (1982), 40
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 47
Date made
1922
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block
Matrix size
16.1 x 13.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thin white laid paper
Support size
20.6 x 18.3 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression from the edition of 100 as issued
Edition information
edition of 100
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, '100'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left and right corners of sheet in black pencil, '8'.
Subject description
Head of a white rooster.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
83611
Accession number
76.1623
Accession method
Gift
Provenance
Collection of James McGregor, gift of the artist Christmas 1936. Lindsay gave a folder containg 10 prints and two wood-blocks to MaGregor. the folder is inscribed in pen and ink, 'To my friend / Jim McGregor / with the affection and / esteem of the / Engraver / Lionel Lindsay / Xmas 1936'. Gift to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from the Estate of James McGregor, 1976.
Credit line
Given in memory of Sir James McGregor 1976
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject category
Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013