Carmichael, John (1811-57; Scottish/Australian) Sydney Cove from the Stream 1838 Engraving, c.7.3 x 17.0 cm (image) Purchased, 1891 Present location unknown See * Carmichael Sydney Cove, from Fort Philip 1838 {1891} Loc? [PR]. [photo: comparative impression in NGA, Canberra (purchased, 2004)] Refs. AR 1891, p.25; NGV 1894, p.112 (V.Buvelot Gallery, 3rd bay, no.16); NGV 1905, p.133 (V.Buvelot
Carmichael, John (1811-57; Scottish/Australian) Sydney Cove, from Fort Philip 1838 Engraving, c.7.5 x 16.6 cm (image) Purchased, 1891 Present location unknown This engraving and * Carmichael Sydney Cove from the Stream 1838 {1891} Loc? [PR], both listed in AR 1891 and the 1894 and 1905 NGV catalogues, were purchased together. Both prints were published in James
Carmichael, John (1803-57; Scottish/Australian), after Adamson, John (d.1841; Scottish) Melbourne from the South side of the Yarra Yarra (1839/1881) Lithograph, 21 x 37 cm Purchased, 1891 State Library of Victoria (H255) The 1894 NGV catalogue describes the print acquired in 1891 as a reprint of the original engraving of 1839 – presumably the lithographic copy issued
Works included in this catalogue * Carmichael Sydney Cove, from Fort Phillip 1838 {1891} Loc? [PR] * Carmichael Sydney Cove from the Stream 1838 {1891} Loc? [PR] Carmichael after Adamson Melbourne from the South side of the Yarra 1839 {by 1865} SLV [PR] Carmichael after Adamson Melbourne from the South side of the Yarra {1891} SLV
Calvert, Samuel (1828-1913; English/Australian), after Cope, Charles West (1811-90; English) Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers Engraving, size unknown Purchased, 1874 Present location unknown The NGV’s annual report for 1874 records the purchase of an engraving after Cope’s painting (bought for the Melbourne collection in 1864): see Cope The Pilgrim Fathers 1856 {1864} NGV [PA]. This
Works included in this catalogue Bellin after Buckner Sir Charles Fitzroy {1872} SLV [PR] Chant after Buckner (?) Sir William Thomas Denison 1863 {by 1894} SLV [PR] Buckner led a successful career as a portraitist. Most sources agree on the biographical dates given above. Refs. For Buckner, see Bénézit 2, p.1436 and AKL 15 (1997), p.7;
Boys, Thomas Shotter (1803-74; English), after Martens, Conrad (1801-78; English/Australian) View of Sydney, from St Leonards 1843 Lithograph, c.27 x 50 cm (image) Purchased 1904 Unidentified; present location unknown This impression was bought together with Clark (J.) after Eyre View of Sydney (nos.1 & 2) {1904} SLV [PR]. The 1905 NGV catalogue lists the present print
Bourne, Herbert (c.1820-1907; English), after Doré, Gustave (1832-83; French) The Christian Martyrs 1875 Engraving, 56.2 x 82.3 cm (image) Donated by the Hon.W.Brodribb, 1876 Present location unknown Bourne’s engraving was based on a popular Doré canvas of 1871 (Musée d’Art Moderne, Strasbourg; also known as The Night in the Cirque). The print acquired in 1876 no
Bellin, Samuel (1799-1894; English), after Buckner, Richard (1812-83; English) Sir Charles Fitzroy (c.1856) Engraving, 61 x 41 cm Presented by Sydney Crisp, 1872 State Library of Victoria (H1599) This engraving, recorded by the SLV as donated in 1872, was presumably one of the two portraits of Fitzroy included in the list of colonial governors in NGV
Béatrizet, Nicolas (c.1507/15 – after 1577?; French), after Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564; Italian) The Last Judgement Engraving in 10 sheets, overall size unknown Date of acquisition unknown (by 1894) Present location unknown This large-scale engraving of Michelangelo’s famous Sistine Chapel fresco (1536-41), produced in a lavish multi-sheet format, was first issued in 1562 by the French-publisher
Pre-Felton works donated by Ham Bartolozzi & Byrne after Webber Death of Captain Cook 1785 {1882} SLV [PR] Cecchini Cape Gris Nez {1882} NGV [PA] Hodges Party of Maoris in a Canoe 1773 {1882} SLV [DR] Hodges South Entrance of Dusky Bay 1773 {1882} SLV [DR] Hodges Mallicolo 1774 {1882} SLV [DR] * Hodges [attrib.] Native
Works included in this catalogue Bartolozzi & Byrne, after Webber: Death of Captain Cook 1785 {1882} SLV [PR] * Hodges or Webber (?) Native of Otaheite {1882} Loc? [DR] See also Hodges, William (1774-97; English) Webber was the artist member of Cook’s third and last voyage (1776-79). His posthumous oil portrait of Cook (1782) was bought for
Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815; Italian/English) and Byrne, William (1743-1805; English), after Webber, John (1751-93; English) The Death of Captain Cook 1785 Engraving, 25 x 38 cm Presented by C.J.Ham, 1882 State Library of Victoria (H29416) This famous image of Cook’s death in Tahiti in February 1779 was based on a composition by Webber, the artist member of
Bai, Jos. (details unknown), after Germak, Jar (details unknown) La Monténégrine Engraving Presented by the Belgian Government 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.179.12-1) The title translates as “a woman from Montenegro”; she appears to be wearing the national costume. Neither artist involved in producing this print (as identified in the inscriptions) has been traced. For
Adlard, Henry (active c.1821-70; English), after Evans, George William (1780-1852; English) Hobart Town, 1821 Engraving, size unknown Acquired by 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown Evans, a noted early colonial explorer and surveyor, and an artist of considerable ability, arrived in Sydney via South Africa in 1802. He was second-in-command to Surveyor-General John Oxley during the