Five Etchings.
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Physical description
A bound portfolio of [6] pp containing 5 etchings and [2] pp dedication
Source
Five etchings by John Shirlow. Melbourne: the artist, 1904
Page or Plate number
collection record
Date made
1904
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Illustrated book
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etchings, printed in warm black/brown ink, each from one copper plate; letterpress text
Matrix size
42.5 x 29.8 cm (page)
Support
paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
25/25
Edition information
edition of 25; individual etchings had been previously published
Subject description
Bound book of five hand-tipped etchings, individually titled.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
34388
Accession number
84.42.1-5
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1983/84 (1984-02-14)
Provenance
The artist, gift to R H Croll; Malvern Fine Art, Melbourne (Croll Estate); private collection, Sydney; private collection, Melbourne; purchased by NGA, Meeting 6, 14 February 1984
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Subject category
Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Shirlow, John. | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013