Schäffer & Belloli after Giotto The Pietà from the Arena Chapel {1860} NGV [PR]

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Schäffer, Eugen (1802-71; Germany), and Belloli, Romualdo (1813-90; Italian), after Giotto di Bondone (c.1266/7-1337; Italian) The Pietà from the Arena Chapel at Padua (c.1851-52) Engraving, 32.8 x 37.0 (platemark), 50.2 x 67.3 (sheet) Purchased, 1860 National Gallery of Victoria (p.12.35-1) This print, engraved for the Arundel Society (as noted in the inscription), demonstrates Melbourne’s relatively up-to-date interest

Sadd Catholic hierarchy in Australia 1869 {1870} SLV [PR]

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Sadd, Henry Samuel (c.1811-93; English/Australian) The Catholic hierarchy in Australia 1869 Collotype, 44 x 34 cm Acquired, 1870 State Library of Victoria (H141655) Sadd migrated from England to New York in 1840, according to Bénézit (where he is described as American). He may also have worked in partnership with a Canadian photographer named Andrew Halsey (documented in

Ryder after Durno Merry Wives of Windsor {by 1868} NGV [PR]

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Ryder, Thomas (1746-1810; English), after Durno, James (c.1745-95; English) Scene from The Merry Wives of Windsor 1801 Engraving Acquired by 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.179.6-1) The inscriptions identify the scene (Act IV, scene II, showing Falstaff in women’s clothes), the artists, the date and the publishers, “J. & J.Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall.”

Robinson after Stewart Daniel O’Connell {1868} NGV [PR]

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Robinson, John Henry (1796-1871; English), after Stewart, Malcolm (1829-1916; British) Daniel O’Connell, Esq., M.P. Engraving Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.180.21-1) The inscriptions identify the sitter and the artists involved. O’Connell (1775-1847), known as the “Irish Liberator,” famously campaigned for Catholic emancipation; there was also a plaster bust of him

Robinson after Selous Surrender of Calais {1868} NGV [PR]

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Robinson, John Henry (1796-1871; English), after Selous, Henry Courtney (1803-90; English) The Surrender of Calais Engraving Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.180.10-1) The inscription identifies the artists involved, and adds a sub-title: “Queen Philippa pleading for the Burgesses.” Philippa (c.1310/15-69) was  a French princess who married Edward III of England

Ransome Great Bourke Street, Melbourne {1891} SLV [PR]

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Ransome, Richard (active in Melbourne 1850s-60s) Great Bourke Street, Melbourne (c.1860) Engraving, 9 x 14 cm (plate mark), 13 x 19 cm (sheet) Purchased, 1891 State Library of Victoria (H4312) This view (evidently based on an older image) apparently shows Melbourne in about 1840. An inscription below the image identifies the central lamp-post as at the corner of

Purcell after Reynolds (J.) David Garrick {1868} NGV [PR]

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Purcell, Richard (known as Charles Corbutt; active from c.1746; d.1766; Irish), after Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92; English) David Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy (1760-61) Mezzotint, c. 35.3 x 40.6 cm (plate size) Presented by E.L.Grundy, 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.178.11-1) Reynolds’s witty portrait of the noted 18th-century actor and playwright (1717-79) is in the Waddesdon

Prout 6 Views of Melbourne and Geelong 1847 {1868} SLV [PR]

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Prout, John Skinner (1805-76; English) 6 Views of Melbourne and Geelong 1847 Lithographs, each c.24.4 x 37.2 cm Acquired 1868 (donated by John Pascoe Fawkner?) State Library of Victoria (30328102131652/1) etc. [photo: Geelong 1847] Prout, the nephew of Samuel Prout (1783-1852), worked in Australia from 1840-48, mostly in Sydney and Hobart. The prints in this set, made during

Pauwels Exiles of the Duke of Alva {1868} NGV [PR]

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Pauwels, Ferdinand (1830-1904; Belgian) Exiles of the Duke of Alva Wood engraving (?), 20.2 x 35.3 cm Presented by Belgian Government 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.179.16-1) One of several works recorded as donated by the Belgian government in 1868, this work records the impact of the repressive governorship of the Northern Netherlands by Duke

Visscher after Muller Virgin & Child {1900} NGV [PR]

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Visscher, Claes Jansz. (1587-1652; Dutch), after Muller, Jan Harmensz. (1571-1628; Dutch) Virgin & Child (1593 & later) Engraving Purchased 1900 (advice of Bernard Hall) National Gallery of Victoria (73-2) Muller, who studied with Goltzius, and was related by marriage to the Dutch Mannerist sculptor Adrian de Vries, worked in an  Italianate style. Several other engravings by him, acquired

* Morghen after Leonardo Last Supper 1800 {1872} Loc? [PR]

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Morghen, Raffaello (1758-1833; Italian), after Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; Italian) The Last Supper 1800 Engraving Acquired 1872 Present location unknown This engraving provided many in the 19th century – Goethe, for one – with their first and sometimes only idea of Leonardo’s famous fresco (extant, in ruined form, in the refectory of S.Maria delle Grazie, Milan).

* Montefiore after Chevalier Pigeon Point, Banks’ Peninsula, N.Z. {by 1894} Loc? [PR]

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Montefiore, Eliezer Levi (1820-94; English/Australian), after Chevalier, Nicholas (1828-1902; Swiss/Australian) Pigeon Point, Banks’ Peninsula, N.Z. Engraving (?) Presented by Montefiore, by 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown  No.4 in the set of 4 “etchings” by Montefiore listed in NGV 1894 as donated by the artist: see e.g. * Montefiore after Chevalier Crossing a Creek, N.Z. {by

* Montefiore Environs of Sydney {by 1894} Loc? [PR]

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Montefiore, Eliezer Levi (1820-94; English/Australian) Environs of Sydney Engraving (?) Presented by the artist, by 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown  This was no.1 in the set of 4 “etchings” by Montefiore listed in NGV 1894 as donated by the artist. The only one of the four apparently still in the collection is Montefiore The Rip

* Moffitt Billy Blue’s Cottage {1891} Loc? [PR]

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Moffitt, William (1802-74; English/Australian) Billy Blue’s Cottage and the Harbour (1830s) Engraving Purchased, 1891 Present location unknown This was one of several engravings of Sydney bought together for the NGV in 1891, none of them, apparently, still in the collection: see e.g. * Carmichael Sydney Cove, from Fort Philip 1838 {1891} Loc? [PR]. The 1894

Martini after Ramberg The Royal Academy 1787 {1900} NGV [PR]

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Martini, Pietro Antonio (1739-97; Italian), after Ramberg, Johann Heinrich (1763-1840; German) The Royal Academy 1787 Hand-coloured engraving Purchased, 1900 (advice of Bernard Hall) National Gallery of Victoria (94-2) As the 1905 NGV catalogue explains, this print documents the arrangement of pictures at the 19th Royal Academy exhibition at Somerset House, during a visit by the Prince

Maile Napoleon I {1875} NGV [PR]

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Maile, George (active first half 19thcentury; British) Napoleon I Engraving Presented by the executors of the late Dr Augustus Greeves, 1875 National Gallery of Victoria (p.182.3-1) This print was donated together with Unknown, after Dawe Duke of Wellington 1842 {1875} NGV [PR]. See also * Unknown artist Portrait of Napoleon I {1875} Loc? [DR]: possibly the same work,