Rajah's Palace, Benares

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Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Rajah's Palace, Benares

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 220

Date made

1930

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in brown/black ink with plate plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

26.4 x 34.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

white wove paper

Support size

32.2 x 40.1 cm (sheet)

State

2nd state of 2; published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

1st state, 1 proof; 2nd state, edition of 100, plus proofs

Subject description

Boats on the Ganges River near the Maharaja's palace and ghat, Benares (Varanasi), India.

Collection

Art Gallery of New South Wales

IRN

Not Known

Accession method

purchase

Credit line

Purchased 1931

Subject categories

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

14 Sep 2012