Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

Princes Bridge.

Other titles

The riverside.

Source

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

Page or Plate number

no.1

Date made

1895

Place made

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

Work number

JS (1920), 3, as 'Princes Bridge. 1895 (Five Etchings)'

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Text printed from matrix

printed text lower right corner, 'SHIRLOW 95'.

Matrix size

6.2 x 22.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 25; 50

Subject category

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

Subject description

Urban scene of Princes Bridge and moored barge, Yarra River, Melbourne, Victoria.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

34389

Creators

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

Last Updated

03 Sep 2026