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

Reference

Shirlow (list), 4

Date made

1896 (dated)

Place made

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

Work number

JS (1920), 4 as 'Bye-way, 1896 (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 left, 'SHIRLOW 96'
printed text upper right (1st state only), 'Twelve Etchings No 4'.

Matrix size

22.3 x 7.4 cm (plate-mark)

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1st state (with text 'Twelve Etchings No 4), unpublished, a few proofs only;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

Subject category

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

Subject description

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

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

91063

Creators

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

Last Updated

10 Sep 2026