Diana's hunting song
Primary Artist
Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)
Title
Date made
1962
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
linocut, printed in black ink, from three blocks
Matrix size
41.8 x 54.4 cm (printed image (overall))
Support
Japanese style laid paper
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated lower right below image 3, black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1962'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
146098
Accession number
91.107
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1991/92 (1991-12-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from aGOG (Australian Girls Own Gallery), Canberra, 1991.
Credit line
Purchased 1991
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Image 3 contains verse, "Diana's Hunting Song", by Dryden, u.l.-l.r. "DIANA'S HUNTING SONG/ WITH horns and hounds, I wa-/ken the day,/ And hie to my woodland - walks/ away;/ I tuck up my robe, and am/ duskined soon,/ And tie to my forehead a wax - /ing moon./ I course the fleet stag unken-/ nel The fox/ And chase the wild goats o'er/summits of rocks;/ With shouting and [hurting] we/ pierce through the sky/ And Echo turns hunter and/ doubles the cry./ With shouting and [hooting]/ we pierce through the/ sky/ And Echo turns hunter/ and doubles the cry/DRYDEN".
Creators
HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist