Swanston Street.

Primary Artist

John Shirlow (1869–1936)

Title

Swanston Street.

Source

Album of original art works assembled by R H Croll

Page or Plate number

p.24

Date made

1925 (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 warm black ink with plate-tone from one copper plate

Matrix size

8.5 x 10.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

11.8 x 14.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown; plus undesignated impressions

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'John Shirlow' [underlined].
not dated.

Subject description

A view up Swanston Street taken from outside the Flinders Street Station

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

198827

Accession number

2010.197

Accession method

Gift

Provenance

collection of the artist Victor Cobb (1876–1945), by 1945
by descent to the estate of Victor Cobb, 1945
which sold it through Blackburn & Lockwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 May 1977
to Roger Butler, Victoria, Australia, 1977

Credit line

Gift of Roger Butler 2010

Subject category

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

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

09 Sep 2026