Kelly's Stairs.
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Other titles
Kelly's Steps, Hobart
Source
Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll
Page or Plate number
p.22
Date made
1927 – c.1929
Place made
Australia, Australia, Tasmania, Hobart View on map Close map
Category
Album
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
17.6 x 19.5 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin white 'chinese' paper
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Shirlow'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed on album page by Croll in black pencil, 'Etched by John Shirlow in Hobart, Tasmania (Chinese Paper)'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
15767
Accession number
96.592.31
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1995/96 (1996-06-26)
Provenance
The album was assembled by Robert Henderson Croll (1869-1947), writer, biorgrapher, art historian. (see ADB, vol.8, pp154-5). The Croll estate was sold by the book dealer Kenneth Hince (Melbourne) and Malvern Fine Art Gallery Melbourne. The album was acquired by Roger Butler from Malvern Fine Art Gallery prior to 1981. Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Roger Butler, Canberra, June 1996.
Credit line
Gift of Roger Butler 1996
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
SHIRLOW, John | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013