Sydney Cove from Musgrave Street Wharf
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Sydney Cove from Musgrave Street Wharf
Date made
1917
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in warm black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
17.4 x 12.6 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream laid paper
Support size
26.6 x 20.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
10/25
Edition information
edition of 25
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Shirlow'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '10/25'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
78635
Accession number
84.1318
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1984/85 (1984-09-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, September 1984;
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Shirlow, John. | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013