Magpies feeding
Primary Artist
Sydney Long (1871–1955)
Title
Reference
Mendelssohn (1979), 1; Paul (1928), not listed
Date made
1917 – c.1919
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
20.6 x 30.8 cm (printed image)
Support
cream paper
Support size
30.4 x 44.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
proof 1/5
Edition information
edition of 5
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below image but within plate-mark in black pencil, 'Syd Long'. Not dated. Not titled. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, '1/5'.
Subject description
Native Australian fauna: two magpies feeding on the ground.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
102964
Accession number
77.9.1
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)
Provenance
J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.
Credit line
The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.
Copyright
Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist