Study of a tree fern.
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Primary Artist
Conrad Martens (1801–1878)
Title
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 525
Date made
1852 – c.1854
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Matrix size
13.4 x 11.2 cm (plate-mark)
Edition information
restrike c.1921, printed by Lionel Lindsay
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Inscribed below image in pencil, 'Proof of Conrad Marten's only etching printed, by me. Lionel Lindsay'.
Subject description
Australian flora: tree ferns (family Dicksoniaceae) in the bush.
Collection
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery
IRN
Not Known
Credit line
Purchased 1976
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 | printer
Martens, Conrad. | (1801–1878) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
14 Sep 2012