The belfry, Bruges

Primary Artist

Sydney Long (1871–1955)

Title

The belfry, Bruges

Date made

1919 – c.1919

Reference

Mendelssohn (1979), 3; Paul (1928), 34

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-etching and drypoint, printed in sepia ink with plate-tone, from one aluminium plate

Matrix size

25.0 x 11.5 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

1st state no edition

Production notes

The edition seems to have been printed in black ink, while the proofs are in brown ink.

Subject categories

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

Subject description

Buildings along a waterway in Bruges, Belgium with church tower in the distance.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

102986

Creators

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

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 77.9.12

State

1st state of 2

Impression

presentation proof

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Collection

Art Gallery of New South Wales | 9843

State

2nd state of 2, editioned state

Impression

undesignated impression

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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 77.9.15

State

2nd state of 2, published state

Impression

11/50

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