Fishing boats, Lisbon
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 56; Paul (1928), 54
Date made
1923
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
27.2 x 17.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth cream laid paper
Support size
44.4 x 28.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark lower left, 'DAVID STRANG'
State
published state
Impression
3/30
Edition information
edition of 30
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed with edition details lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '3/30'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper left in black pencil, '54 in Catalogue / 'Fishing Boats, Lisbon' / Line etching on Copper 1923'. Inscribed verso upper cnetre in black pencil, '54 [encircled]'.
Subject description
Several fishing boats moored in harbour, Lisbon, Portugal.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
103082
Accession number
77.9.60
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
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013