Pastoral aquatint
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 48; Paul (1924), 4
Date made
1921
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, aquatint and foul biting, printed in brown ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
14.8 x 19.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
24.4 x 29.2 cm (sheet)
State
1st and only state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left below image in black pencil, '(Foul biting'.) Inscribed lower left corner below image in black pencil, '1st and only state'.
Subject description
Landscape of house viewed through trees.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103066
Accession number
77.9.52
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
08 Jan 2013