The Emperor

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

The Emperor

Other titles

Head of a cock

The white cock

The white cockerel

Date made

1922

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 40

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 47

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Text printed from matrix

no imprint.

Matrix size

16.1 x 13.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition of 100

Subject category

Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Subject description

Head of a white rooster.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

92802

Creators

LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.798

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression from the edition of 100 as issued

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Collection

National Gallery of Victoria | 630-4

State

editioned state

Impression

12/100

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 76.119

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression from the edition of 100 as issued

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 76.1623

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression from the edition of 100 as issued

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