The old parchment mills
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Other titles
Old parchment mills on the River Wandle
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 40; Paul (1928), 31
Date made
1920
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
20.6 x 32.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
26.6 x 46.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
1/30
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 lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/30'. Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'Line etching Old Parchment Mills'.
Subject description
Rural view of parchment mill on Wandle River in the Greater London borough of Sutton.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103054
Accession number
77.9.46
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