Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

River at Abbotsford.

Other titles

Yarra, Abbotsford.

Source

Five etchings by John Shirlow. Melbourne: the artist, 1904

Page or Plate number

no.2

Date made

1900

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Work number

JS (1920), 10 as 'River at Abbotsford, 1900 (Five Etchings)'.

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed text upper right corner, 'SHIRLOW / 1900'.

Matrix size

10.4 x 14.2 cm (plate-mark)

Production notes

edition of 25

Subject category

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

Subject description

The Yarra River at Abbotsford, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

34390

Creators

Shirlow, John. | (1869–1936) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

03 Sep 2026