The three cocks
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 567
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 38
Date made
1942
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
11.6 x 17.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thick cream wove paper
Support size
19.2 x 26.2 cm (sheet)
State
5th state of 5; published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state, proofs only; 2nd state, proofs only; 3rd state, proofs only; 4th state, proofs only; 5th state, edition of 50, plus proofs
Production notes
Mendelssohn (1987), 567 illustration is cropped at top and bottom.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'The Three Cocks'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'line engraving'.
Subject description
Rural scene of three roosters of different species.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
46860
Accession number
61.49
Accession method
Gift
Provenance
Gift to Peter Lindsay, from his father Lionel Lindsay. Gift to the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from Peter Lindsay, Sydney, August 1961.
Credit line
Gift of Peter Lindsay 1961
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | 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