Blasted oak.

Primary Artist

John Glover (1767–1849)

Title

Blasted oak.

Date made

1787 – c.1797

Place made

Europe, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

softground-etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

27.6 x 25.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

thin cream laid paper

Support size

41.8 x 33.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: upper centre, [image of Brittania seated over 1799].

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed in a contemporaneous hand below image lower right in black pen, '/9/'. Inscribed in a contemporaneous hand verso centre in brown ink and pen, ['a' within circle] and ['9' within rectangle].

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed in a later hand verso centre in black pencil, '84'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

177162

Accession number

2008.272

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 6, 2007/2008 (2008-06-25)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from John McPhee, 2008.

Credit line

Gift of John McPhee, in honour of Gina and Ted Gregg of Hobart and Sydney, 2008

Creators

Glover, John. | (1767–1849) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013