Primary Artist

Jessie Traill (1881–1967)

Title

Piazza Barberini, Rome [Barberini Square, Rome]

Date made

1908

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

17.4 x 21.9 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream laid Arches paper

Support size

22.2 x 30.5 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark lower right, 'ARC[HES]'.

State

1st state of 3

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'JCA Traill 1908'. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Piazza Baberini [sic], Rome'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '-1st state-'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed verso lower left in black pencil, '101'.

Subject description

Street scene of man collecting water from a fountain at Piazza Barberini, Rome.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

32182

Accession number

77.225

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1976/77 (1977-05-31)

Provenance

With the artist until her death in 1967. Estate of the artist Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from 'Jessie Traill', Melbourne: Important Women Artists, May 1977; From the exhibition, 'Jessie Trail (1881 - 1967), Melbourne: Important Women Artists, 11 June - 31 July 1977, not listed.

Credit line

Purchased 1977

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Creators

TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

19 Mar 2013