Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Doorway, Castle Nuovo, Naples

Date made

1927

Reference

Mendelssohn (1987), 414

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in brown ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right within image, LIONEL LINDSAY'.

Matrix size

25.2 x 17.6 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

1st state, 2 proofs; 2nd state, a few proofs; 3rd state edition of 100, plus proofs

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

Old man sitting on steps of Castle Nuovo, Naples, Italy. The castle was built between 1279 and 1282 by order of Charles I of Anjou with later 'new' additions.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

93205

Creators

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

Last Updated

19 Oct 2024