George Street, Sydney

Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

George Street, Sydney

Date made

1918

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in warm black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature and date lower left within plate-mark, 'SHIRLOW / 1918'.

Matrix size

21.3 x 9.3 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 55

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Subject description

Street scene of pedestrians and trams on George Street, Sydney, looking south towards Queen Victoria Building.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

116120

Creators

SHIRLOW, John | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 76.143.2

State

published state

Impression

11/55

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