Bye-way

Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

Bye-way

Other titles

A bye-way, Flinders Lane.

Source

Five etchings, 1904

Page or Plate number

plate 4

Work number

JS (1920), 4 as 'Bye-way, 1896 (Five Etchings)'.

Date made

1896 (dated)

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Matrix size

22.3 x 7.4 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

28.2 × 13.7 cm (sheet, irregular)

State

2nd state of 2; published state

Impression

7/25

Edition information

1st state (with text 'Twelve Etchings No 4), unpublished, a few proofs only;
2nd state (with text 'Twelve Etchings No 4' burnished out), edition of 25

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Shirlow'.

Subject description

Street scene of rear of houses in Flinders Lane, with spire of Scots Presbyterian Church in distance, Melbourne, Victoria.

Collection

National Gallery of Victoria

Accession number

P70-1992

Accession method

Purchase

Credit line

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased, 1992

Subject category

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

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

03 Sep 2026