The martyrdom of Belgium.
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Other titles
Kultur
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 110
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 340
Date made
1914
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
17.4 x 12.1 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream wove Japanese vellum paper
Support size
21.2 x 16.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
1st state of 2
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state proofs only, 2nd state edition of 50
Production notes
1st state, no etching in background behind figures. 2nd state, extensive etching behind figures
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'L.L.' Not dated. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '1st state'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 340
Subject description
Political cartoon of Belgium in the form of a woman being crucified and speared by the invading Germany on horseback. Kaiser Bill looks on.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
93095
Accession number
83.927
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.
Credit line
Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject categories
War: first world war, 1914-1918 | 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
08 Jan 2013