Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

Self-portrait

Date made

1930

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

Printed upper left corner within image, 'SHIRLOW 1930'.

Matrix size

32.4 x 24.8 cm (plate-mark)

Subject category

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

Subject description

Self-portrait wearing beret and working on etching plate.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

10130

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025