Our immortals: Thomas Hardy finds evidence of canker in the fields of asphode.

Artist: Dyson, Will. | Title: Our immortals: Thomas Hardy finds evidence of canker in the fields of asphode. | Date: about 1928 | Technique: drypoint, printed in black ink with light plate tone, from one plate
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Primary Artist

Will Dyson (1880–1938)

Title

Our immortals: Thomas Hardy finds evidence of canker in the fields of asphode.

Date made

about 1928

Place made

New York, New York, United States of America View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink with light plate tone, from one plate

Matrix size

19.3 x 14.5 cm (plate-mark)

Subject description

Satirical scene of the writer Thomas Hardy in the Elysian fields, showing a diseased flower to another poet.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

31372

Creators

Dyson, Will. | (1880–1938) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Dyson, Will. | Title: Our immortals: Thomas Hardy finds evidence of canker in the fields of asphode. | Date: about 1928 | Technique: drypoint, printed in black ink with light plate tone, from one plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 77.42

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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Collection

Art Gallery of New South Wales | DA4.1963

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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