The lake

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

The lake

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 20; Paul (1928), 18

Date made

1919 – c.1919

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

softground etching, printed from one zinc plate

Matrix size

17.0 x 21.6 cm (plate-mark)

Subject categories

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.

Subject description

Landscape of trees beside Avoca Lake, northern Sydney.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

103004

Creators

Long, Sydney. | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 77.9.21

State

1st state

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Collection

Art Gallery of New South Wales | 9846

State

1st state

Impression

undesignated impression

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