Princes Bridge.
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Other titles
The riverside.
Source
Five etchings by John Shirlow. Melbourne: the artist, 1904
Page or Plate number
no.1
Work number
JS (1920), 3, as 'Princes Bridge. 1895 (Five Etchings)'
Date made
1895
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in green ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
6.2 x 22.0 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin cream laid paper
Support size
13.8 x 27.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition of 25; 50
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Shirlow'
Subject description
Urban scene of Princes Bridge and moored barge, Yarra River, Melbourne, Victoria.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
70689
Accession number
80.932
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1979/80 (1980-05-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, May 1980.
Credit line
Purchased 1980
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Shirlow, John. | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
03 Sep 2026