Daughters of Beulah

Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

Daughters of Beulah

Date made

1989

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Fitzroy View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone

Matrix size

49.8 x 33.0 cm (image)

Support

thick cream wove Arches Johannot paper

Support size

66.0 x 50.4 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: 'Johannot'

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof

Edition information

edition of 80; plus 2 artists proofs; 1 printers proof; 2 workshop proofs

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1989'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'A/P'

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

170317

Accession number

93.276

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1992/93 (1993-02-17)

Provenance

Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Jo Steele, the artist's partner, 1993.

Credit line

Gift of Jo Steele 1993

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Verses of William Blake, witthin plate t.c., "There is from Great Eternity a mild/ and pleasant rest Nam'd Bealah,/ a soft and moony Universe,/ feminine, lovely, Pure,/ mild and Gentle,/ give in mercy to those/ who sleep,". c.l., "The daughters of/ Beulah follow sleepers in all their dreams,/ Creating spaces,/ lest the fall into Eternal/Death./ William/ Blake".

Creators

HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist

AUSTRALIAN PRINT WORKSHOP | (1989–) Australian | Organisation | print workshop