Iffley Mill, Oxford
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 18; Paul (1928), 11
Date made
1919 – c.1919
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
15.8 x 22.8 cm (image)
Support
thin soft white wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
1/20
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/20'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, 'Aquatint on copper / 1917'. Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, '[illeg.] in Catalogue'. Inscribed verso upper centre in black pencil, '60 [encircled]'.
Subject description
Rural scene of Iffley watermill on the Isis River (Thames), Oxford.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103000
Accession number
77.9.19
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)
Provenance
J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.
Copyright
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist