Altson, Aby (1866-1948; English/Australian), after van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641; Flemish) Portrait of a Lady of rank with her daughter 1891 Oil on canvas, 200.8 x 134.0 cm Presented by the artist under the terms of the National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship, 1892 National Gallery of Victoria (p.398.1-1) Van Dyck’s original painting (c.1632) is in
Works by or after Rembrandt included in this catalogue * Altson (A.) after Rembrandt An Old Man {1894} Loc? [PA] Rembrandt 11 etchings {1891} NGV [ET] For further details on the Rembrandt etchings purchased for Melbourne on Herkomer’s advice in 1891, see separate entry. Major NGV acquisitions were to follow in the Felton era, including
Altson, Aby (1866-1948; English/Australian), after Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69; Dutch) An Old Man Oil on canvas, c.96.5 x 81.3 cm Presented by the artist under the terms of the National Gallery of Victoria Travelling Scholarship, 1894 Unidentified, location unknown The 1895 annual report and NGV 1905 both describe this work as copied from a painting
Altson, Aby (1866-1948; English/Australian) The Golden Age 1893 Oil on canvas, 141.5 x 250.5 cm Acquired under the terms of the National Gallery Travelling Scholarship, 1895 National Gallery of Victoria (no.6-2) This “vivacious slice of camp paganism” (McDonald 2008) was painted in France, where Altson worked after receiving the Travelling Scholarship for 1890. See also separate
Works included in this catalogue Altson (A.)The Golden Age 1893 {1895} NGV [PA] * Altson (A.) after Rembrandt An Old Man {1894} Loc? [PA] Altson (A.) after van Dyck Portrait of a Lady of Rank 1891 {1892} NGV [PA] Altson studied at the National Gallery art school, and won the NGV Travelling Scholarship in 1890, subsequently producing
Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912; Dutch/English) The Vintage Festival 1871 Oil on panel, 51.0 x 119.0 cm Purchased, 1888 National Gallery of Victoria (p.312.7-1) The 1905 NGV catalogue entry adds “duplicate” after the title of this work, emphasizing the fact that it replicates a larger painting of 1870 (Hamburg, Kunsthalle). Michelle Bonollo (1998) discusses the NGV panel (which
Works included in this catalogue Alma-Tadema The Vintage Festival 1871 {1888} NGV [PA] Van Loo after Alma-Tadema Frédégonde et Prétextat {1868} NGV [PR] Alma-Tadema transferred his successful studio from Brussels to London in 1870, and was admitted to the Royal Academy in 1879. His detailed, meticulously-researched images of ancient Rome fell from favour after his death,
Adams, John Clayton (1840-1906; English) Trespassers 1878 Oil on canvas, 61.2 x 107.1 cm Bequest of Alfred Felton, 1904 National Gallery of Victoria (136-2) The artist, who lived near Guildford, exhibited landscapes at the Royal Academy on a regular basis from 1863. The NGV catalogue indicates that this work was shown at the Royal Academy in 1878 and then
Adam, Joseph Denovan, Senior (1842-96; Scottish) Balmoral (1876-77) Oil on canvas, 122.8 x 183.5 cm Purchased, 1878 National Gallery of Victoria (p.306.5-1) Scottish highland imagery is combined here with allusions to the monarchy, in an archetypal demonstration of the strong British affiliations of the young Victorian colony. The artist made a specialty of Scottish landscapes inhabited
A’Beckett, Edward (1844-1922; Australian) Francis Henty (c.1890) Oil on canvas, 59.2 x 49.5 cm, framed Presented by Francis Henty’s daughters, 1892 State Library of Victoria (H24630) The sitter (1815-89), known as Victoria’s second settler, followed his brother Edward to Portland from Launceston in 1834, and introduced merino sheep to Victoria. A’Beckett was commissioned to paint this portrait
A’Beckett, Edward (1844-1922; Australian) James Macpherson Grant 1886 Oil on canvas, 137 x 107 cm (visible image) Presented by Mrs J.M.Grant 1886 State Library of Victoria (H141875) Grant (1822-85), who arrived in Sydney with his family from Scotland in 1836, trained as a solicitor. He moved to Bendigo in 1850, and successfully defended the Eureka Stockade
A’Beckett, Edward (1844-1922; Australian) Hamilton Hume 1881 Oil on canvas, 140 x 110 cm (sight; framed) Presented by Miss Mary Hume Barbour, 1881; transferred from the NGV to the SLV, 1951 State Library of Victoria (H141880) Hume (1797-1873), born near Parramatta, showed an early taste for exploring. In 1824, he and William Hovell led an expedition
Works included in this catalogue A’Beckett (E.) Hamilton Hume {1881} SLV [PA] A’Beckett (E.) James Macpherson Grant 1886 {1886} SLV [PA] A’Beckett (E.) Francis Henty {1892} SLV [PA] A member of a wealthy Anglo-Australian family, A’Beckett was also an amateur painter. He encouraged his niece Emma Minnie Boyd to develop her own artistic career: see now Boyd (E.)
Photographs by Frith are included the following pre-Felton albums/collections: Fenton, Bedford & others Cathedrals and Abbeys in England and Scotland {1860} SLV [PH] Frith Syria & Palestine {1860} SLV [PH] Frith Ancient Egypt {c.1870} SLV [PH] Frith Modern Egypt {c.1870} SLV [PH] Frith, Robertson & Beato Photographs of Palestine & Egypt {1860} SLV [PH] Skeen & others Pompei {sic} and Paris {c.1888}
Frith, Francis (1822-98; English) Photographs of Ancient Egypt (1857) Album of 44 albumen silver prints, 38.2 x 30.7 cm (album) Gift of Edward Thompson, c.1870 State Library of Victoria (H89.152/1-44) [reproduction: Entrance to the Great Temple Luxor (H89.152/28)] Several photos from this series and Frith’s companion album (Frith Modern Egypt {c.1870} SLV [PH]) were included in the First Collections exhibition
Frith, Francis (1822-98; English) Syria and Palestine (c.1856-59) Album of albumen silver and salted paper prints, 38.3 x 30.6 cm (page size) Gift of Edward Thompson 1860 State Library of Victoria (LTW 1/H86.112/1-22) [reproduction: Distant View of Damascus (H86.112/2)] This is the first of three collections of Frith’s photos of the Middle East donated to the
Freeman Brothers & Prout (active c.1866-c.1888) Sir Hercules Robinson 1873 Albumen silver photograph (carte-de-visite), 10.7 x 6.5 cm Presented by the sitter, 1874 State Library of Victoria (H29559) The NGV’s annual report for 1874 notes the donation of a portrait photograph of himself by Robinson (1824-97; NSW Governor, 1872-79) – possibly the carte-de-visite listed here. This
Fenton, Roger (1819-69; English), & others Palaces, Castles and Seats in England (c.1860) Album of 17 albumen silver prints, various sizes Purchased 1860 State Library of Victoria (LTWEF 3; H87.118/1-17) [reproduction: McLean, Melhuish, Napper & Co.: Carisbrooke Castle (H87.118/4)] This album includes a selection of photographs issued by the Architectural Photographic Association: see also Fenton &
Fenton, Roger (1819-69; English), Bedford, Francis (1815-94; English), & others England and Wales (Cities, Colleges and Views) (1858-60) 21 albumen silver prints, 62.0 x 50.5 cm (album) Purchased 1860 State Library of Victoria (LTWEF 6; H87.75/1-21) [reproduction: Fenton: High Street Oxford, dated 1860 (H.87.75/13)] This is one of several collections of photographs purchased for the Melbourne Public Library
Fenton, Roger (1819-69; English), Bedford, Francis (1816-94; English), & others Cathedrals and Abbeys in England and Scotland (c.1856-60) 31 albumen silver prints, 61.7 x 54 cm (album) Purchased 1860 State Library of Victoria (H87.74/1-31) [reproduction: Francis Bedford: Tintern Abbey (H87.74/28)] This is probably the most impressive of the collections of photographs acquired for Melbourne in 1860 from
Works included in this catalogue Fenton & others Cathedrals and Abbeys in England and Scotland {1860} SLV [PH] Fenton, Bedford & others England and Wales {1860} SLV [PH] Fenton & others Palaces, Castles & Seats in England {1860} SLV [PH] Fenton was a pioneering British photographer who made his name with a famous set of images
Dufty Brothers (active 1870s-80s; English/Australian) Views of Fiji 20 albumen silver prints, each 21 x 27.5 cm Possibly presented by J.S.Butters 1873; certainly accessioned for Melbourne in 1889 State Library of Victoria (H32406-H32425) [reproduction: Levuka South] Francis Herbert Dufty (1846-1910) and his brother Edward (1850-97) were active in Levuka and elsewhere in Fiji during the
Dawson, Patrick (active 1866-72; Australian) Photographs of the Australian Aboriginal Cricketers who visited England in 1867 (1867) Albumen silver photograph, 36.7 x 26.3 cm (oval), mounted Presented by William Donaldson, 1896 State Library of Victoria (H5233) The cricket tour involved has been discussed in detail by John Mulvaney and Rex Harcourt. Some of the players, who
Chuck, Thomas Foster (1826-98; English/Australian) The Explorers and Early Colonists of Victoria 1872 Albumen silver photograph, 1500 x 1245 cm (sight), framed Presented by George Coppin, 1880 State Library of Victoria (H5056 etc.) The SLV lists all the individuals represented in this extraordinary collection of photos, taken on Chuck’s initiative by him and others. According to
Bourne & Shepherd (1862ff.; English) Photographs of Northern India and Kashmir (1860ff) Album of 228 albumen silver photographs, 32.9 x 50 cm Purchased 1872 State Library of Victoria (H86.113/1-228) [reproduction: page titled “Jugglers and Gymnasts of Poona”] The SLV album listed here is almost certainly identical with the “book containing 228 views of Cashmere and India” (photographer/s
Works listed in this catalogue Bourne & Shepherd Northern India and Kashmir {1872} SLV [PH] Shepherd & Robertson Views of Agra, Delhi and Lucknow {1875?} SLV [PH] Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) worked in the Northern Indian city of Simla (now Shimla) between 1863 and 1870, taking numerous remarkable photographs, using large cameras and the “collodion process” (for this technique, see also
Bernard, D., & Co. (active c.1902; Australian) Photographs of Members of the first Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, May, 1901 (1902) Presented by D.Bernard & Co., 1902 State Library of Victoria [H96.160/679] This series comprised individual photos of all 112 members of the inaugural federal parliament, and a composite photo of them surrounding a larger central
Unknown artist Portrait of Napoleon I Crayon, c.60 x 48 cm Purchased, 1875 Unidentified; present location unknown This work, listed in NGV 1894 but not 1905, could be identical with Maile Napoleon I {1875} NGV [PR], recorded as acquired in 1875, by bequest. Further research may clarify this hypothesis. Refs. AR 1875, p.39 (details as indicated
Unknown artist “Drawing in the style of Salvator Rosa” Medium and size unknown Presented by G.S.Walker, 1873 Unidentified; present location unknown Further information is obviously needed to identify this work, apparently identical with an anonymous drawing recorded as “Figures” in the unpublished list of the NGV’s pre-1905 accessions for 1873 (NGV acc.no.p.166.137-1). Nothing in the
Unknown artist Melbourne from the South (c.1870) Pencil and scratchboard, 8 x 13 cm (on card 15 x 21 cm) Purchased, 1889 State Library of Victoria (H1450) This work corresponds with a pencil drawing listed in both NGV 1894 and 1905, in each case as anonymous, and bought in 1889, but with slightly different details. Churches