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
Entries in this catalogue reproducing or citing documentary photographs from Boake’s “Melbourne Art Gallery & Museum series” (c.1905): Boehm Young Bull {1888} Melb.Showgrounds [SC] Cranari Perseus {1885} Ballarat [SC] Lombardi (G.B.) First Whisper of Love {1884} Warrnambool [SC] MacDowell Eve {1877} Bendigo [SC] * Summers (Charles) Maternal Affection {1884} Loc? [SC] Summers (C.F. ) & Lombardi (G.B.) Shunammite Woman {1884} Bendigo [SC] Boake migrated
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Captain Charles Sturt Marble, size unknown Presented by subscribers, 1872; transferred from NGV to SLV, 1943 State Library of Victoria (LTS 13) Sturt (1795-1869) arrived in Sydney in 1827, and led the expedition to find Australia’s hypothetical inland sea in 1829-30, charting the Murrumbidgee and Murray river systems. This posthumous bust
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Sir George Macleay 1872 Marble, size unknown Donated by friends of the sitter, 1872; apparently transferred to the SLV, 1943 State Library of Victoria (LTS 9) Macleay (1809-91) is identified in the 1905 NGV catalogue as a “member of the Legislative Assembly, N.S.W., [and] companion of Sturt, the explorer” (see Summers
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Maternal Affection (c.1871) Marble, size unknown Purchased, 1884; de-accessioned and sold at auction, 1943 Present location unknown NGV 1905 indicates that this work was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1871, and purchased in Melbourne in 1884, with four other sculptures, for £1000. It is reproduced in a “stereograph” of the
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Captain W.H.Hovell Plaster, size unknown Presented by Captain Hovell, 1871 Unidentified; present location unknown Listed among the donations to the gallery in the NGV’s Annual Report for 1871, this bust was catalogued among the plaster casts in the NGV’s 1894 catalogue. Nevertheless, it appears to have been an original work, like Summers
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Sir Charles Sladen 1870 Marble, 91.5 x 61 x 21.5 cm Presented by Mrs Strachan (before 1905); transferred from the NGV, 1943 State Library of Victoria (LTS 12) The sitter (1816-84) was premier of Victoria, briefly, in 1868, having previously been a member of the Legislative Council, and Victorian Treasurer. The bust is
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Bust of Gustavus Vaughan Brooke 1868 Marble, 94.0 x 76.0 x 35.5 cm Presented by subscribers, 1868; transferred from NGV to SLV, 1943 State Library of Victoria (LTS 5) Brooke (1818-66), an English Shakespearean actor well known to Australian audiences, reportedly died heroically when his ship sank on a voyage from
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) 16 Casts of Heads of Aborigines of Victoria 1866 Plaster, various sizes Presented by the Commissioners for the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition, 1867 Museum of Victoria collection (10 extant?) Moulded from life, then finished and tinted under Summers’ direction, these showed people living at the Coranderk Station, near Healesville. They were included in the NGV’s
Works included in this catalogue Summers (Charles) John Pascoe Fawkner 1856 {1871} SLV [SC] Summers (Charles) Sir Redmond Barry {1860} SLV [SC] Summers (Charles) Seal of the Victorian Exhibition 1862 {by 1865} Mus.Vic. [SC] Summers (Charles) John Pascoe Fawkner 1864 {1871} SLV [SC] Summers (Charles) Sir Henry Barkly 1864 {1865} SLV [SC] * Summers (Charles) Sir Henry
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) John Pascoe Fawkner 1864 Marble, 56.0 x 35.5 x 20.5 cm Presented, 1871 State Library of Victoria The SLV describes this bust, reproduced in the 1905 NGV catalogue, as “presented to the Trustees of the Melbourne Public Library, transferred to the National Gallery, 1871.” The work is inscribed in capitals on the reverse
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Sir Henry Barkly 1864 Marble, 81 x 58 x 30 cm Presented by the Government of Victoria, 1865; transferred from NGV to SLV, 1943 State Library of Victoria (LTS 4) For further information on Barkly, Victoria’s third Governor (1856-63), see linked entry. See also Clark (T.) Sir Henry Barkly {1865} SLV
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Sir Redmond Barry 1860 Marble, 87.5 x 66.0 x 30.5 cm Presented by subscribers, 1860; transferred from NGV to SLV, 1943 State Library of Victoria (LTS 2) Barry (1813-80), the founder of the State Library of Victoria, the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, is shown here in appropriately heroic,
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) John Pascoe Fawkner 1856 Plaster, 80 x 50 x 18 cm Donated anonymously, 1871 State Library of Victoria Fawkner (1792-1869), a rival with John Batman for the title of founder of Melbourne, was an influential newspaper proprietor and member of parliament. This plaster bust, signed and dated, was the earliest work by
Sheldon, Frederic Stanley (active 1885-1916; English) George Watson on Cavalier (c.1892) Bronze, size unknown Purchased, 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown (lost?) This statuette, shown at the Victorian Artists’ Society in May 1892, is listed in the 1894 NGV catalogue, but not in 1905; a note in the NGV’s stock-book indicates “Broken 2.2.99.” The Dictionary of
Saupé, August (active in Australia from late 1870s; d.1913; German) Marcus Clarke, Australian Author Plaster medallion, size unknown Presented by Sir George Verdon, 1893 Unidentified; present location unknown The sculptor (recorded as Carl August Lebericht Saupé) was in Adelaide in the 1880s and then in Melbourne from 1888, when plaster busts by him were included in the
Works included in this catalogue * Mêne The Hawker {1881} Loc? [SC] * Mêne Mare and Foal {1881} Geelong [SC] Mêne, a noted animalier, rivalled Barye. His works appear occasionally on the contemporary art market, sometimes fetching reasonably high prices. Both pre-Felton bronzes were purchased at the 1881 Melbourne International Exhibition, and then de-accessioned in 1943.
Mercié, Antonin (1845-1916; French) The Triumph of Art Plaster, size unknown Purchased, 1891 Unidentified; present location unknown A significant French academic sculptor, Mercié was Professor of Drawing and Sculpture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. The NGV’s Annual Report for 1891 lists this work as acquired together with * Mackennal Triumph of Truth {1891} Loc? [SC],
Mêne, Pierre-Jules (1810-79; French) Mare and Foal (c.1860) Bronze, 30 x 49.5 x 23 cm Purchased 1881 Geelong Gallery (1943.7; gift of the NGV, 1943) This bronze, signed “P.J.Mene,” was purchased from the International Exhibition held in Melbourne in 1881, together with * Mêne The Hawker {1881} Loc? [SC]. Both works were de-accessioned during the early 1940s purge of 19th-century sculpture
Mêne, Pierre-Jules (1810-79; French) The Hawker Gilt bronze, size unknown Purchased 1881; sold at auction 1943 Unidentified; present location unknown This statuette was purchased from the 1881 International Exhibition held in Melbourne, together with Mêne Mare and Foal {1881} Geelong [SC]. Refs. AR 1881, p.54 (under “Metal Works”); not listed in NGV 1894 or 1905 NGV 1923,