The river from Blackfriars Bridge
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
The river from Blackfriars Bridge
Other titles
The Thames from Blackfriars Bridge, London
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 64; Paul (1928), 19
Date made
1925
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching and drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
18.8 x 31.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth cream laid paper
Support size
27.2 x 46.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark upper right, 'HGL [?]'
State
published state
Impression
3/30
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, '3/30'.
Subject description
Cityscape of fishing boats on River Thames, London, from Blackfriars Bridge looking west to Waterloo Bridge.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103098
Accession number
77.9.68
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 category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013