The Emperor

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The Emperor

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

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Category

Print

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