George Street, Sydney
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Source
The Sydney set, by John Shirlow. Melbourne: the artist, 1917
Page or Plate number
no.2
Date made
1918
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in warm black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
21.3 x 9.3 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
28.1 x 16.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
11/55
Edition information
edition of 55
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Shirlow'
Subject description
Street scene of pedestrians and trams on George Street, Sydney, looking south towards Queen Victoria Building.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
116120
Accession number
76.143.2
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Interim Council, Meeting 18 (1976-03-09)
Provenance
Adolph Albers (art dealer), gift of the artist, Christmas 1918 Purchased from Thirty Victoria Street, Sydney
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
SHIRLOW, John | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist