Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

St John's, Darlinghurst, from College Street

Date made

1912

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 78

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in warm black ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left below image but within plate-mark, 'DRAWN for E.G. WATERHOUSE Esq.'.

Matrix size

12.0 x 11.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

State proofs; final state edition of 25, plus additional proofs

Production notes

NGA impression 1976.906 shows etched areas, not covered by aquatint at the right base of the print. These parts of the mans foot and horses hoof were later burnished out .

Subject category

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

Subject description

Street scene of pedestrians and horse along College Street, Sydney with view East to St John's Anglican church, Darlinghurst.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

39366

Creators

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

Last Updated

06 Jan 2013