Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Book plate: Will Ashton

Date made

1950

Reference

Littlewood (1978), 29

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 552

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right within image, 'LIONEL LINDSAY APRES WA [after Will Ashton]'. Printed text upper right within image, 'EX LIBRIS'. Printed text lower centre within image, 'Will Ashton'.

Matrix size

8.5 x 7.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject category

Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Subject description

Book plate for artist Will Ashton (1881-1963) featuring the artist painting Notre Dame cathedral, Paris from across the Seine with house boat on river.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90638

Creators

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