I wonder by my troth, what thou and I did, till we lovd?

Primary Artist

Barbara Hanrahan (1939–1991)

Title

I wonder by my troth, what thou and I did, till we lovd?

Date made

1962

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in black ink, from one block

Matrix size

38.0 x 26.8 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

50.4 x 38.0 cm (sheet)

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed and dated lower right below printed image in black pencil, 'Barbara Hanrahan 1962'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

146114

Accession number

92.27

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1991/92 (1992-02-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from the Estate of Barbara Hanrahan, Adelaide, 1992.

Credit line

Purchased 1992

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Image contains verse by John Donne, u.l.-l.c., "I wonder/ by my troth,/ what thou;/ and I/ Did, till we lov'd?/ were we not wean/ 'd till then?/ But suck'd on count/ ry pleasures, child0/sihly?/ Or snorted we in/ the seaven [sic] sleep-/ers den?/ T'was so; But this/ all pleasures fan/ cies bee [sic] ./ If ever any beauty/ I did see,/ Which I desir'd,/ and got, t'was but/ a dreame [sic] of/ thee./ DONNE".

Creators

HANRAHAN, Barbara | (1939–1991) Australian | Female | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013