Chelsea Palace
Primary Artist
Fred Williams (1927–1982)
Title
Reference
Mollison (1968), 13 B, iii/iii
Date made
1955 – 1955-56
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint, engraving, and rough biting, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
3.9 x 3.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white wove Kent paper
Support size
16.7 x 14.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'WT &' [fragment]
State
3rd state of 3, published state
Impression
15/15
Edition information
edition of 15, number 1 on grey Fabriarno paper, 2-15 0n Kent paper; plus 1 counterproof on Kent paper
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right in black pencil, 'FW'. Not dated. Inscribed verso centre in black pencil, '15/15'.
Subject description
Theatrical scene of two audience members watching from a theatre box, Chelsea Palace Theatre, King's Road, London.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
34408
Accession number
84.57
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1983/84 (1984-02-14)
Provenance
Gift of James Mollison to the NGA, February 1984.
Credit line
Gift of James Mollison 1984.
Copyright
© Fred Williams Estate
Country of context
Australia
Creators
WILLIAMS, Fred | (1927–1982) Australian | Male | artist