Pan and Syrinx

Primary Artist

Lionel Lindsay (1874–1961)

Title

Pan and Syrinx

Reference

Mendelssohn (1982), 172

Work number

Queale bequest (1982), 631

Date made

1921

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

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

Matrix size

13.4 x 19.3 cm (printed image)

Support

thin white tissue paper

Support size

16.6 x 12.0 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

proof

Edition information

no edition printed, presentation proofs only

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower left below printed image in black pencil, 'Lionel Lindsay'. no date. Titled lower centre below printed image in black pencil, 'Syrinx'. Inscribed lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'proof'. Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, 'B'.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed with Queale Bequest reference number verso lower right in black pencil, 631

Subject description

Mythological scene of Syrinx, the nymph, pursued by Pan through reeds at night.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

90776

Accession number

83.386

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.

Copyright

Courtesy of the National Library of Australia

Subject category

Collection: The Alan Queale collection of Lionel Lindsay etchings and wood-engravings, acquired 1982.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013