The old mill
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 9; Paul (1928), 33
Date made
1919
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, sandgrain-etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
24.8 x 30.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium-weight soft smooth off-white wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
1st state of 2; published state
Impression
1/60
Edition information
1st state proposed edition of 60, only about 6 printed; 2nd state, plate reworked edition of 60 completed
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long ['Long' underlined]'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/60'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, '33 in Catalogue / Line etching + Aquatint / on copper 1960 / In British Museum'. Inscribed verso upper centre in black pencil, '10 [encircled]'.
Subject description
Old windmill, probably at Bledlow Ridge, Buckingham.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
102972
Accession number
77.9.5
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
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013