Ambleside farmyard.
Primary Artist
Sydney Ure Smith (1887–1949)
Title
Date made
1926 (acquired)
Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
23.9 x 31.4 cm (plate-mark, 1st state); 17.0 x 31.4 cm (plate-mark, 2nd state)
Support
paper
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
18/50
Edition information
1st state proofs only; 2nd state (plate reduced top and bottom) edition of 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Ure Smith'.
not dated.
titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Ambleside Farmyard'.
inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'No 18 / 50 Proofs'.
Subject description
Rural scene of derelict farm buildings, Ambleside, South Australia.
Collection
National Gallery of Victoria
Accession number
1911-3
Credit line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Felton Bequest, 1925
Web address
https://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/explore/collection/work/28849/
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Ure Smith, Sydney | (1887–1949) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
02 Sep 2026