The Alley.
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Source
Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll
Page or Plate number
p.23
Date made
1928 – c.1930
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Album
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
16.0 x 6.8 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
15768
Accession number
96.592.32
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