Bonmahon, Ireland.
Primary Artist
Margaret Preston (1875–1963)
Title
Date made
1916 (about)
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
10.0 x 15.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
22.2 x 27.5 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown; proofs only?
Production notes
Preston and her friend Gladys Reynell lived in the house in the foreground on their summer excursions to Ireland in 1914 and 1915. The house is identified with a X on a postcard that Preston sent to the Aotearoa New Zealand artist (and former student), Edith Collier. (Collier papers, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, Aotearoa New Zealand)
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Margaret R. Preston'.
not dated.
titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Bonmahon / Ireland'.
inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'drypoint'.
Note: these inscriptions have been changed or added over time. The signature originally read, 'Margaret R. McPherson'. The McPherson has been erased and replaced with her married name 'Preston'. The inscription 'drypoint' is from a different pencil and in a different style of writing and was probably added later.
Collection
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Accession number
DA42.1964
Accession method
purchase
Provenance
purchased from Mrs Lillian Magill (nee Salle), gift of the artist
Credit line
Purchased 1964
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Preston, Margaret. | (1875–1963) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
15 Jul 2026