The sonnet.

Primary Artist

Adrian Feint (1894–1971)

Title

The sonnet.

Date made

1922

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

20.0 x 17.5 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

1st edition of 50; 2nd edition of 50

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Subject description

Young woman in long dress reading a book of poetry near a garden wall.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

56177

Creators

FEINT, Adrian | (1894–1971) Australian | Male | artist

Hickey, Peter. | (1943–) Australian | Male | printer

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 86.1827.4

State

published state

Impression

second edition 50/50

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 76.1227.10

State

published state

Impression

22/50

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