Sydney Cove, from Musgrave Street wharf
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Sydney Cove, from Musgrave Street wharf
Source
The Sydney set, by John Shirlow. Melbourne: the artist, 1917
Page or Plate number
no.1
Date made
1917
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
17.4 x 12.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream laid 'F.J. Head' paper
Support size
23.3 x 17.5 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
watermark: 'F J Head'
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'. Inscribed upper right in black pencil, 'SSII' [Sydney set II].
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
116070
Accession number
76.143.1
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
Last Updated
06 Jan 2013