Pastoral aquatint

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Pastoral aquatint

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 48; Paul (1924), 4

Date made

1921

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

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