Russell Street - The Jail
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Other titles
The gaol
Date made
1901
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in brown ink, with plate-tone from one copper plate
Matrix size
17.8 x 12.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
28.4 x 17.5 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
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 outside Old Melbourne Jail, Russell Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
34391
Accession number
84.42.3
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1983/84 (1984-02-14)
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