Calder House

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

Calder House

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 46; Paul (1928), 68

Date made

1921

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-etching, drypoint and sandgrain aquatint, printed in dark brown ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate

Matrix size

25.0 x 36.4 cm (plate-mark)

Support

off-white wove paper

Support size

31.0 x 42.6 cm (sheet)

State

1st state of 2

Impression

undesignated impression

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Sydney Long'. Not dated. Not titled.

Subject description

View of Calder House built in 1820 for James Chisolm at Redfern, Sydney, N.S.W. and later used as a boys' school.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

103064

Accession number

77.9.51

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

08 Jan 2013