Kelly's Stairs.

Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

Kelly's Stairs.

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

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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