Book plate: Lionel Lindsay [2]

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Book plate: Lionel Lindsay [2]

Date made

1933

Reference

Littlewood (1978), 53b

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 528

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed text lower left to right, 'L / IONEL / INDSAY / EX / LIBRIS'.

Matrix size

7.4 x 6.4 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 featuring ibis and pipes resting on book by Rabelais with glass vessel behind.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

90632

Creators

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

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.326

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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