Henry Lawson
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 204
Date made
1919
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
24.4 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
'old Japanese' paper
Support size
29.0 x 22.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
proof on old Japanese paper
Edition information
1st state, proofs only; 2nd state, edition of 50, plus proofs
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Henry Lawson'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'proof on old Jap'. Inscribed lower left in black pencil, 'to Alan Queale / who admires lawsLn / as much as the etcher'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 170
Subject description
Portrait of Henry Lawson.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
93012
Accession number
83.897
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.
Credit line
Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.
Copyright
Courtesy of the National Library of Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist