Diana's hunting song

Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

Diana's hunting song

Date made

1962

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from three blocks

Matrix size

41.8 x 54.4 cm (printed image (overall))

Support

Japanese style laid paper

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below image 3, black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1962'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

146098

Accession number

91.107

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1991/92 (1991-12-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from aGOG (Australian Girls Own Gallery), Canberra, 1991.

Credit line

Purchased 1991

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Image 3 contains verse, "Diana's Hunting Song", by Dryden, u.l.-l.r. "DIANA'S HUNTING SONG/ WITH horns and hounds, I wa-/ken the day,/ And hie to my woodland - walks/ away;/ I tuck up my robe, and am/ duskined soon,/ And tie to my forehead a wax - /ing moon./ I course the fleet stag unken-/ nel The fox/ And chase the wild goats o'er/summits of rocks;/ With shouting and [hurting] we/ pierce through the sky/ And Echo turns hunter and/ doubles the cry./ With shouting and [hooting]/ we pierce through the/ sky/ And Echo turns hunter/ and doubles the cry/DRYDEN".

Creators

HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013