Floodlit Edinburgh Castle.
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Other titles
Floodlit
Date made
1939
Place made
Europe, Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
13.5 x 20.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth cream wove paper
Support size
22.0 x 28.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
1st state of 3?
Impression
undesignated proof
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Not signed. Not dated. Not titled.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left corner in black pencil, 'X [illegible]'. Inscribed on verso lower centre at base in black pencil, '$40'. Inscribed on verso lower right at base in black pencil, '094'.
Subject description
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, floodlit at night.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
32206
Accession number
77.237
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)
Provenance
With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Wowen Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, not listed.
Credit line
Purchased 1977
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013