The belfry, Bruges

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

The belfry, Bruges

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 3; Paul (1928), 34

Date made

1919 – c.1919

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and drypoint, printed in sepia ink, from one aluminium plate

Matrix size

25.0 x 11.5 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

28.7 x 14.0 cm (sheet)

State

2nd state of 2, published state

Impression

11/50

Edition information

1st state no edition

Production notes

The edition seems to have been printed in black ink, while the proofs are in brown ink.

Subject description

Buildings along a waterway in Bruges, Belgium with church tower in the distance.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

102992

Accession number

77.9.15

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

Subject categories

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist