Old Mac
Primary Artist
Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)
Title
Old Mac
Other titles
MacGregor, Snowy River shepherd
Date made
1925Reference
Mendelssohn (1987), 363
Work number
Queale bequest (1982), 161
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
drypoint, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Text printed from matrix
no imprint
Matrix size
16.8 x 15.4 cm (plate-mark)
Edition information
1st state, a few proofs; 2nd state, edition of 35
Production notes
2nd state, plate reduced
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.
Subject description
Rural scene: portrait of a Mr MacGregor, Snowy River shepherd patting his kelpie dog.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
90975
Creators
LINDSAY, Lionel | (1874–1961) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 83.477
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
proof on Whatman paper
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