Wharfside houses.

Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

Wharfside houses.

Other titles

Sailors home.

Date made

1933

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching

Text printed from matrix

printed upper left corner, 'SHIRLOW /1933.'.
printed incidental text on building including upper centre 'SAILORS HOME' and 'SAILORS / REST.'.

Matrix size

23.4 x 20.9 cm (plate-mark)

Subject description

A view of the 'Sailors Home', a four sandstone storey stone building in Salamanca Place, Hobart, Tasmania

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

1000014789

Creators

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

Last Updated

07 Sep 2026

Impressions

Collection

Private collection

State

published state

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Collection

National Gallery of Victoria | 139-4

State

published state

Impression

6/50

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