Old Mac

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Old Mac

Other titles

MacGregor, Snowy River shepherd

Date made

1925

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 363

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 161

Category

Print

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

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.477

State

2nd state of 2; published state

Impression

proof on Whatman paper

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