Pre-Felton works donated by Clarke Dowling after Partridge Lord Melbourne 1884 {1884} NGV [PA] Summers (Charles) Rev.Charles Perry {1876} SLV [SC] * Summers (Charles) Queen Victoria {1878} Melb.Showgrounds [SC] * Summers (Charles) Albert, Prince Consort {1878} Melb.Showgrounds [SC] * Summers (Charles) The Prince of Wales {1878} Loc? [SC] * Summers (Charles) The Princess of Wales {1878} Alexandra
Work included in this catalogue Chuck Explorers and Early Colonists of Victoria 1872 {1880} SLV [PH] Chuck, who was active as a professional photographer in Melbourne from the 1860s, supervised the production of the composite image of Victoria’s early colonists listed above, and was also a major contributor to the Public Library’s “Oval Portrait” series from 1866
Work included in this catalogue Botterill Sir Redmond Barry {1892} SLV [PA] Botterill, documented as active in Melbourne from the 1850s, mainly as a professional photographer, was one of the principal contributors to the Melbourne Public Library’s “Oval Portrait” series initiated in 1866. Refs. For Botterill, see Kerr Dictionary (1992), pp.82-83; http://www.daao.org.au/bio/john-botterill/ (including a useful biography and further references); AKL
Pre-Felton works bought on Eastlake’s advice Bedford (J.) La Belle Yseult 1863 {1864} NGV [PA] Cope The Pilgrim Fathers 1856 {1864} NGV [PA] Folingsby (G.) Bunyan in Prison 1864 {1864} NGV [PA] Herdman The Fern Gatherer 1864 {1864} NGV [PA] Herring Horses and Pigs {1864} NGV [PA] Koller Parting from Betrothed 1864 {1864} NGV [PA] Mogford Watergate Bay
Pre-Felton works after Cortona Strange after Cortona Caesar putting away Pompeia {by 1868?} NGV [PR] Strange after Cortona Romulus and Remus {by 1868?} NGV [PR] Berrettini, named after his home town of Cortona, was equally successful as both architect and painter in Italian High Baroque Rome. His achievements have been overshadowed to some extent by the
Works after Correggio included in this catalogue Coates after Correggio Marriage of St Catherine {1899} NGV [PA] Picart after Correggio Allegory of Vice 1676 {1879} NGV [PR] Picart after Correggio Mystic Marriage of St Catherine {1879} NGV [PR] Picart after Correggio Virtue Triumphant over Vice 1672 {1879} NGV [PR] Placed on a par with Leonardo
[photo: Eric Thake (1904-82): Gallery Director or “This way to Phar Lap” 1954 (NGV 1422-5)] A member of a talented and influential Victorian family, Daryl Lindsay was the younger brother of artists Lionel Lindsay (1874-1961) and Norman Lindsay (1879-1969). Following a short period as Keeper of Prints at the NGV (1939-41), he was appointed NGV
O’Brien, George (1821-88; Irish/New Zealander) (?) Melbourne from the Corner of Collins and Swanston Streets Pencil, c. 25 x 50 cm Donated by John Pascoe Fawkner, 1868 Unidentified; present location unknown This drawing, listed in the early NGV catalogues as one of those donated by Fawkner in 1868, but without identifying the artist, no
O’Brien, George (1821-88; Irish/New Zealander) View on the Banks of the Yarra Yarra (c.1854?) Pencil on toned card, 21 x 36 cm Presented by John Pascoe Fawkner, 1868 State Library of Victoria (H5250) A number of O’Brien’s other early views of Melbourne, several also donated by Fawkner in 1868, are listed in the early NGV
O’Brien, George (1821-88; Irish/New Zealander) View on the Banks of the Yarra Yarra at Mr Campbell’s Pencil, size unknown Presented by John Pascoe Fawkner, 1868 Unidentified; present location unknown This drawing and O’Brien View on the Banks of the Yarra {1868} SLV [DR] were listed together in NGV 1894, and presumably formed a pair. In the
O’Brien, George (1821-88; Irish/New Zealander) Melbourne seen from the front of S.W. corner of General Hospital grounds (c.1854) Pencil and watercolour, 15.3 x 23.8 cm Donated by John Pascoe Fawkner, 1868 State Library of Victoria (H257) Listed in the early NGV catalogues but without naming the artist. However, the State Library confidently catalogues it as
O’Brien, George (1821-88; Irish/New Zealander) Grand-view Park, Pascoe Vale Pencil and wash on toned paper, 20 x 34 cm Donated by John Pascoe Fawkner, 1868 State Library of Victoria (H253) This is one of a number of works donated by Fawkner in 1868, including several drawings and watercolours of early Melbourne by O’Brien. The early NGV
Works by Folingsby included in this catalogue Folingsby (G.) Bunyan in prison 1864 {1864} NGV [PA] Folingsby (G.) Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn {1879} NGV [PA] Folingsby (G.) William Saurin Lyster 1883 {1883} SLV [PA] Folingsby (G.) James Service 1886 {1886} SLV [PA] Folingsby (G.) Sir Charles Sladen 1884 {1884} SLV [PA] Folingsby (G.) Oil studies {1891}
Pre-Felton works after Titian Longstaff after Titian Entombment of Christ {1889} NGV [PA] Masson after Titian Christ at Emmaus {1879} NGV [PR] Rousselet after Titian Entombment of Christ {1879} NGV [PR] Despite Titian’s status as the arch-colourist of the Renaissance era (by contrast with the linear clarity or disegno seen since Vasari as the hallmark of many of
Clive Murray-White: Alfred Felton Centenary Sculpture 2004 (NGV [Felton Bequest 2004]) Works included in this catalogue (donated or bequeathed to the Melbourne collection by Felton): Adams (J.) Trespassers 1878 {1904} NGV [PA] Beavis The Charcoal Burners {1904} NGV [PA] * Bonington Low Tide at Boulogne {1904} Loc? [PA] Bunny Sea Idyll {1892} NGV [PA] Buvelot
Pre-Felton works donated by Michie or bought on his advice Buss The Monopolist 1840 {1877} NGV [PA] Gritten View on Jackson’s Creek 1866 {1866} NGV [PA] Guérard [von] Valley of the Mitta Mitta 1866 [1866] NGV [PA] Jackson (J.) [attrib.] Sir David Wilkie {1877} NGV [PA] * Provaggi The Minstrel {1876} Loc? [WT] * Provaggi The Nephew
Pre-Felton works after Raphael: Cunego & others after Raphael: Engravings after Paintings in the Loggie {by 1861} SLV [PR] * Desvachez after Raphael: La vierge au livre {1868?} Loc? [PR] Edelinck after Raphael The Holy Family {1879} NGV [PR] * Gruner after Raphael Conversion of Saul 1864 {by 1894} Loc? [PR] * Gruner after Raphael The
Pre-Felton works donated by A’Beckett Richardson (J.) [after] Sir Richard Steele {1889} NGV [PA] Unknown (Burtt?) Sir Charles Darling {1890} SLV [PA] A barrister and member of parliament, he was the eldest son of Sir William A’Beckett (1806-69), Victoria’s first Chief Justice (1852-57) and an early supporter of the Melbourne Public Library. Besides the two paintings listed above, W.A.C.A’Beckett
Pre-Felton works documented as purchased on Hall’s advice * Barnard [Drawing – subject unknown] {1903} Loc? [DR] * Boyd (A.) Waiting for the tide 1895 {1895} Loc? [PA] Davies (D.) Moonrise, Templestowe 1894 {1895} NGV [PA] Du Maurier Speeches to be lived down 1889 {1892} NGV [DR] Du Maurier A Connoisseur 1891 {1892} NGV [DR] Duveneck
Works after Le Brun included in this catalogue Baudet after Le Brun Le Grand Escalier de Versailles 1679-83 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.103-109] Jeaurat after Le Brun Interview of Louis XIV & Phillip IV 1728 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.175] Jeaurat after Le Brun Marriage of Louis XIV & Maria Theresa 1731 {1879} NGV
Pre-Felton works attributed to or after Rubens Rubens [after] The Garden of Love {1904} NGV [PA] Unknown after Rubens Descent from the Cross {1868} NGV [PR] A highly prolific and talented painter with a strong devotion to classical antiquity, Rubens made a remarkable contribution to the development of the Baroque style in early 17th century Europe.
Unknown engraver, after Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640; Flemish) Descent from the Cross Engraving, 85.4 x 63 cm (sheet) Presented by the Belgian Government 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.179.7-1) This print reproduces Rubens’s early masterpiece, the central panel of his altarpiece for Antwerp Cathedral (1612-14). The work has been engraved many times since the 17th
Works after Winterhalter included in the present catalogue * Cousins after Winterhalter Napoleon III {by 1870} Loc? [PR] * Feckert after Winterhalter Victoria Adelaide, Princess Royal… {by 1871?} Loc? [PR] A prolific and sought-after painter, Winterhalter portrayed many European monarchs and aristocrats of his day. An 1862 copy of one of his portraits of Queen Victoria
Works after Turchi included in this catalogue Edelinck after Turchi The Deluge {1868} NGV [PR] Scotin after Turchi Mystic Marriage of St Catherine 1679 {1879} NGV [PR] Turchi, born in Verona, worked mainly in Rome. Also known in the past as Alessandro Veronese, he has sometimes been confused with the famous Venetian Renaissance painter Paolo
Works included in this catalogue Bérain & Scotin Ornemens de peinture… [title page] 1710 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.54] Scotin after Turchi Mystic Marriage of St Catherine 1679 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.25] Scotin is identified in the inscription as the engraver (and Bérain the draughtsman) of the title page to the 1710
Works included in this catalogue Silvestre Les Plaisirs de l’Isle enchantée 1673 {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.114-22] Silvestre Views and Elevations of the Tuileries {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.45-53] Silvestre Plans, elevations and views of Versailles {1879} NGV [PR] [Levey gift, cat.84-98] The prints listed above, all from George Collins Levey’s 1879 donation to the
Silvestre, Israel (1621-91; French) Les Plaisirs de l’Isle enchantée, ou les festes et divertissements du Roy à Versailles, divisez en trois journées et commencez le 7me jour de May, de l’année 1664 (1673) 9 engravings, various sizes Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.72-1 to p.183.77-1, p.183.81-1, p.183.83-1 and p.183.84-1) [photo: Title page]
Silvestre, Israel (1621-91; French) Plans, elevations and views of Versailles (1664-84) 15 engravings Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.56-1 etc., as listed below) = Levey gift, cat.84-98 [photo: p.183.55-1] Silvestre’s engravings comprise the largest group of a series documenting the development of the building and decorative programs at Versailles during the opening
Silvestre, Israel (1621-91; French) Views and Elevations of the Tuileries (1668-73) 9 Engravings Gift of George Collins Levey 1879 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.94-1 etc., as listed below) = Levey gift, cat.45-53 [photo: View of Palace & gardens (p.183.104-1) Silvestre’s prints document the modernization of the Tuileries Palace (begun for Catherine de Medici in the
Franck, Joseph (1825-83; Belgian), after Devaux, Eugène (1822-1914; Belgian) S.A.I. et R. la Princesse Charlotte, impératrice du Mexique Engraving Acquired by 1894 Present location unknown Charlotte (1840-1927), daughter of King Leopold I of Belgium and sister of Leopold II, married her cousin, Archduke Maximilian of Austria, in 1857. In 1864, Maximilian was installed by Napoleon