Hawkesbury landscape

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Hawkesbury landscape

Other titles

Australian Landscape

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 60; Paul (1928), 76

Date made

1924

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

24.6 x 25.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

medium-weight cream wove paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

1st state of 2

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

1st state, proof only; 2nd state proposed edition of 50, only 5 printed

Production notes

Inky fingerprints around corners of the sheet.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left corner of sheet in black pencil, '1st state'.

Subject description

The J.W.C. Stephan collection of Sydney Long etchings

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103090

Accession number

77.9.64

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 7, 1976/77 (1977-02-08)

Provenance

J.W.F. Stephen, who formed a definitive collection of the etched work of Sydney Long. J.A.C. Stephen, the artistÂ’s son, by descent. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from J.A.C. Stephen, Sydney, 1977.

Credit line

The Stephen Collection, purchased 1976.

Copyright

Reproduced with the kind permission of the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia

Subject categories

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938 | Collection: The J.W.F. Stephen collection of Sydney Long etchings, acquired 1976.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

LONG, Sydney | (1871–1955) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013