The sultan is indisposed
Primary Artist
Norman Lindsay (1879–1969)
Title
Reference
Bloomfield (1998), 364
Date made
1937
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, engraving and stipple, printed in blue ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
24.0 x 20.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
36.0 x 32.3 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
8/50
Edition information
edition of 50 [Plate extant: NGA 1984.1733, Gift of Keith Wingrove, 1984.]
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right in black pencil, 'Norman Lindsay'. Not dated. Inscribed in black pencil, 'No 8...50 The Sultan is Indisposed'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
97976
Accession number
83.1081
Accession method
Bequest
Meeting
Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)
Provenance
Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.
Credit line
Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.
Subject categories
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
LINDSAY, Norman | (1879–1969) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013