A Bye-way, Flinders Lanex
Primary Artist
John Shirlow (1869–1936)
Title
Source
Five etchings by John Shirlow. Melbourne: the artist, 1904
Page or Plate number
no.4
Date made
1896
Place made
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate
Matrix size
22.0 x 7.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
thin smooth cream wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
1st state; unpublished
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
1st state unpublished a few proofs only; 2nd State edition of 25
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower centre to lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Shirlow'.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, '(30)'. Inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '1896'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso centre in black pencil, 'LOT / 47 / Victor Cobb'.
Subject description
Street scene of rear of houses in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, with the spire of Scots Presbyterian Church in distance.
IRN
212840
Accession number
2011.906
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 2010/2011 (2011-06-22)
Provenance
Purchased by Roger Butler, from the estate sale of Victor Cobb, Blackburn & Lockwood, Melbourne, 13 May 1977, lot 272 (part) Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Roger Butler, Canberra, 2011.
Credit line
Gift of Roger Butler AM, 2011.
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Shirlow, John. | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
12 Jul 2025