Bye-way
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Other titles
A bye-way, Flinders Lane.
Source
In Five etchings, 1904
Page or Plate number
plate 4
Reference
Shirlow (list), 4
Work number
JS (1920), 4 as 'Bye-way, 1896 (Five Etchings)'.
Date made
1896 (dated)
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
22.3 x 7.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
white wove paper
Support size
28.2 x 13.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
2nd state of 2; published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state (with text 'Twelve Etchings No 4), unpublished, a few proofs only;
2nd state (with text 'Twelve Etchings No 4' burnished out), edition of 25
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Shirlow'.
Subject description
Street scene of rear of houses in Flinders Lane, with spire of Scots Presbyterian Church in distance, Melbourne, Victoria.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
34392
Accession number
84.42.4
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1983/84 (1984-02-14)
Provenance
Collection of Robert Croll. Estate of R.H. Croll, with Malvern Fine Art, Melbourne. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Miss Ilme Simmul, Melbourne, 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
03 Sep 2026