Melbourne from Richmond Paddock
Primary Artist
Jessie Traill (1881–1967)
Title
Melbourne from Richmond Paddock
Other titles
Melbourne from the Yarra
Date made
1914
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint and drypoint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
19.9 x 32.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium weight cream wove paper
Support size
27.1 x 39.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 25
Production notes
Other impressions of this print are dated 1912.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image in black pencil, 'J.C.A. Traill, 1914' Not titled.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower left papers edge in black pencil, 'illegible number in circle'. Inscribed verso lower right in black pencil, '720'.
Subject description
Yarra River, Princes Bridge and Flinders Street Station, Melbourne viewed from Richmond with a dark and stormy sky above.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
70558
Accession number
80.895
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1979/80 (1980-05-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, May 1980.
Credit line
Purchased 1980
Country of context
Australia
Creators
TRAILL, Jessie | (1881–1967) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013