Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Book plate: John Preece

Date made

1928

Reference

Littlewood (1978), 74

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 539

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left within image, 'LL [in monogram]'. Printed text lower left to right within image, 'John Preece. EX LIBRIS'.

Matrix size

6.7 x 5.8 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 Adelaide book dealer and gallery director, John Preece, featuring archer shooting arrows into flying books.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90588

Creators

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