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
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne 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