Thomas, Margaret (1843-1929; English) Sir Redmond Barry 1856 Plaster medallion, 48.0 x 42.0 cm (including frame) Purchased, 1881 State Library of Victoria (H39356) Barry is shown here, aged 43, in neoclassical profile style. Compare later sculptures made during his lifetime: Summers (Charles) Sir Redmond Barry 1860 {1860} SLV [SC] and Woolner Sir Redmond Barry 1878 {1881} NGV [SC].
Works included in this catalogue * Summers (C.F.) Roman Peasant (Male) {1880} Loc? [SC] * Summers (C.F) & Lombardi (G.B.) Shunammite Woman {1884} Bendigo [SC] C.F.Summers trained in Rome with his father, Charles Summers, and collaborated with him on the pair of Roman peasant busts donated to the Melbourne collection in 1880: see also * Summers
Summers, Charles Francis (1857-1945; Australian), and Lombardi, Giovanni Battista (1823-88; Italian) The Shunammite Woman Marble, size unknown Purchased, 1884; presented to the Bendigo Art Gallery, 1943 Bendigo Art Gallery (acc.no.1943.10) This work is described in NGV 1894 and 1905 as “modelled by G.Lombardi, and executed by C.F.Summers.” The latter is documented as working with, and producing
Summers, Charles Francis (1857-1945; Australian) Bust of a Roman Peasant (Male) Marble, size unknown Presented by Thomas Payne, 1880; de-accessioned and sold at auction, 1943 Unidentified, present location unknown Charles Francis Summers worked in Rome with his father (see separate entries), and later led a successful independent career. This bust and * Summers (Charles) Roman Peasant (Female)
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Bust of a Roman Peasant (Female) Marble, size unknown Presented by Thomas Payne, 1880; de-accessioned and sold at auction, 1943 Unidentified, present location unknown This work formed a pair with * Summers (C.F.) Bust of a Roman Peasant (Male) {1880} Loc? [SC], by Charles Summers’ son. In the 1894 NGV catalogue, the two
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) The Princess of Wales 1878 Marble, c. 152 cm high (statue) Presented by Sir William Clarke, 1878; de-accessioned, 1939 Jack Shiel Gardens, Alexandra This fourth statue in the group of portraits of the royal family donated in 1878 (for details, see * Summers (Charles) Queen Victoria {1878} Melb.Showgrounds [SC]) was relocated to the Victorian town
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) The Prince of Wales 1878 Marble, c. 173 cm (5’8”) high Presented by Sir William Clarke, 1878; de-accessioned and relocated to Geelong, 1939 City of Geelong This statue of Albert Edward (1841-1910), later King Edward VII, formed part of the royal group donated in 1878. Summers researcher Jennie Maggs has recently clarified
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Albert, Prince Consort 1878 Marble, c. 173 cm high (statue) Presented by Sir William Clarke, 1878; lent to the Royal Agricultural Society, Melbourne, 1939 (loan formally made permanent, 1941) Royal Melbourne Showgrounds For the history of this statue, and a reproduction of it with the others in the group donated in 1878, see
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Queen Victoria 1878 Marble, c.152 cm high (statue) Presented by Sir William Clarke, 1878; lent to the Royal Agricultural Society, Melbourne, 1939 (loan made permanent, 1941) Royal Melbourne Showgrounds Summers’ statue of the reigning monarch was one of a set of four monumental statues carved from Carrara marble and presented together in 1878:
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Bust of the Right Rev.Charles Perry 1876 Marble, 85.0 x 58.0 x 30.0 cm Inscribed on reverse of pedestal: C.SUMMERS Sc. / ROMA / 1876 Presented by Sir W.J.Clarke, 1876; transferred from NGV to SLV, 1943 State Library of Victoria (LTS 11) Perry, the first Anglican bishop of Melbourne, from 1848 to
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Sir Charles Gavan Duffy Marble, size unknown Presented by subscribers, 1877 Unidentified, present location unknown Duffy (1816-1903), a prominent Irish nationalist, migrated to Australia at the age of 40, and threw himself into Victorian legal and political life. He became premier in 1871-2, and then speaker of the Legislative Assembly, before
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Sir John Manners-Sutton 1876 Marble, 81 x 63 x 32 cm Inscribed on reverse: C.SUMMERS Sc. / ROMA / 1876 Purchased, 1877; transferred from NGV to SLV, 1943 State Library of Victoria (H39666) Manners-Sutton (1814-77), also known as Viscount Canterbury (his title from 1869), was Victorian Governor from 1866-73. Refs. AR 1877, p.75 (as
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) HRH The Duke of Edinburgh Marble, size unknown Presented by Abraham Linacre, 1873; de-accessioned and sold at auction, 1943 Unidentified, present location unknown Queen Victoria’s second son Alfred (1844-1900) was made Duke of Edinburgh in 1866, and visited Australia shortly afterwards (1867-8). While in Sydney in March 1868, he was shot