Clifford, Charles (c.1819/20-63; Welsh); and Robertson & Beato (active c.1853-67) Photographs of Spain, Greece and Turkey (album) 31 albumen silver photographs Purchased from the Architectural Photographic Association, c. 1860 State Library of Victoria PCLTWEF 4 [H87.119/1-31] One of the albums of photographs acquired for Melbourne in the early 1860s, this is inscribed on the spine
Frith, Francis (1822-98; English); and Robertson & Beato (active c.1853-67) Photographs of Palestine & Egypt (album) 23 albumen silver photographs, various sizes Purchased from the Architectural Photographic Association, 1860 State Library of Victoria LTWEF 11 [H87.116/1-23] This collection comprises 7 large-scale images by Frith (showing sites in Sinai, and the Pyramids at Dahshur, Giza and Saqqara, most
Ponti, Carlo (1823-93; Italian) Photographs of Venice (album) 35 albumen silver photographs, various sizes Purchased from the Architectural Photographic Association, 1860 State Library of Victoria PCLTWEF 7 [H87.76/1-35] One of the photographic albums acquired for Melbourne in the early 1860s, this includes views of Venetian architecture and reproductions of several famous Venetian paintings. Plates 1-13,
Alinari (Fratelli Alinari) (est.1852; Italian), & others Photographs of Central & Northern Italy 40 photos, various sizes (album 55.3 x 45 cm) Purchased from the Architectural Photographic Association, 1860-61 State Library of Victoria LTWEF 9 [H87.83/1-40] This album contains a relatively conventional set of views of Florence (nos.1-17), Lucca (18), Monza (19), Pavia (20-21), Pisa
Bisson frères: Bisson, Louis-Auguste (1814-76; French) & Bisson, Auguste-Rosalie (1826-1900; French) Switzerland and America (album) 14 albumen silver photographs Purchased, 1860 State Library of Victoria (H87.117/1-14) One of the albums purchased from the Architectural Photographic Association in the early 1860s: see also Baldus & Bisson frères France and Belgium {1860-61} SLV [PH]. This collection includes some
Baldus, Edouard (1813-89; French), and Bisson frères [Bisson, Louis-Auguste (1814-76; French) & Bisson, Auguste-Rosalie (1826-1900; French)] France and Belgium (album) 33 albumen silver photographs, c.68.3 x 47 cm Purchased, 1860-61 State Library of Victoria (H87.83/1-33) One of several albums purchased from the Architectural Photographic Association in the early 1860s, this collection comprised a group of
Maull & Fox photographers (English; active 1879ff.) Portrait of Edward Jones Brewster Carbon print, 60 x 45 cm (mounted and framed) Presented by his widow 1901 State Library of Victoria (H5419) Brewster (c.1812-98) completed his law studies in Dublin in 1835, and was one of the first six barristers admitted to the Port Phillip bar in 1854
Unknown photographer/artist John Pascoe Fawkner Coloured photograph Acquired by 1894 This work, listed in both the 1894 and 1905 NGV catalogues, does not appear to be extant. None of the several older SLV images of Fawkner, by Batchelder & co. (c.1867) and others, appears to correspond – and many were acquired after 1894. Nor is there
Unknown photographer/s 24 views in Devon and Cornwall Presented by the Great Western Railway Company 1877 Location unknown These photos do not appear to be extant in either the NGV or SLV. The Great Western Railway Company was particularly famous for its later 19th and earlier 20th century posters, advertising the alleged delights of beach resorts in Devon
Unknown photographer/s 32 photographs of New Zealand scenery Purchased 1876 Location unknown The NGV’s Annual Report for 1876 provides only the description shown above, making identification difficult. However, these photos may well be identical with one or more collections of New Zealand views held in the SLV, including a group of 18 anonymous albumen silver photos
Unknown photographer/s Nine photographic Views of Grantham, Lincolnshire Presented by Richard Boyall, 1876 Location unknown Nothing seems to be known about the origin or whereabouts of these photos. The identity of the donor is also unclear, but the name Boyall crops up in a 19th century context in a recent local news story from Grantham (notable
Unknown photographer/s Roman monuments (Pantheon, Temple of Minerva and the Forum, St Peter’s) Photographs, sizes unknown Bequest of Alfred Felton, 1904 Like the photos of Rome presented by Dr Rowe – see * Unknown: Roman monuments (Colosseum etc.) {1875} Loc? [PH] – these works do not appear to be extant in either the NGV or SLV.
Roman monuments (Ancient ruins, Colosseum, St Peter’s) 3 photographs, sizes unknown Presented by Dr Rowe, 1875 Location unknown These photos, listed in the 1894 and 1905 NGV catalogues, no longer appear to be extant, although comparable older photographs are held in both the SLV and NGV. They were donated with a reproduction of Guido Reni’s
Unknown photographer/s Sixteen photographs (cartes de visite) of Chinese, Indian, and Mozambique inhabitants of Mauritius Presented by William Cassidy 1874 Location unknown This set of photos, recorded under gifts in the NGV’s Annual Report for 1874, does not seem to be extant. The SLV does hold various photographs taken in Mauritius during the period, including an
Unknown photographer/s Nine photographic views of Newcastle, New South Wales Presented by Captain H.Patching 1872 State Library of Victoria (H141545 etc.) This set of photos is recorded under gifts in the NGV’s Annual Report for 1872. The SLV notes that several of the prints are dated c.1860, and that the donor’s address is noted on the
Unknown photographer/s Stereoscopic views of America, Europe and the Holy Land Purchased by 1860 Location unknown Christine Downer (in Galbally et al. 1992) mentions the purchase of a case of these photographs, citing a letter from R.Waters to Redmond Barry, August 1860. There do not appear to be any corresponding photos extant in the SLV
Unknown photographer/s 600 views of scenery in the United States of America (Stereoscopic views) Purchased 1879 Location unknown This substantial collection, recorded in the NGV’s Annual Report for 1879, no longer seems to be extant, and without further details it is impossible to be sure of its origins. However, the photos may have been produced
Brogi, Giacomo (1822-81; Italian) Ricordi di Napoli Album of 12 photographs Acquired c.1880? State Library of Victoria (H98.176/1-12) [reproduction: Napoli: Veduta del Porto (H98.176/8)] It is unclear whether this album was acquired in the pre-Felton era or not. It comprises a selection of conventional views of Naples and environs from Brogi’s catalogue, apparently dating from about 1880 (published
Powers, Longworth (1835-1904; US/Italian) & others Photographs of sculpture, antiquities and buildings in Italy (mostly in Rome) Album of 82 albumen silver photographs Gift of Henry Coathupe Mais, c.1888 State Library of Victoria (PCLTWEF 26) [reproduction: unknown photographers: 4 views of ancient and modern Rome (un-numbered folio)] These photographs were collected in Europe during the
Powers, Longworth (1835-1904; US/Italian), & others Views of Florence Album of 37 albumen silver photographs Gift of Henry Coathupe Mais, c.1888 State Library of Victoria (H87.149/1-37) [reproduction: Longworth Powers: Monument to Indian Prince (H87.149/10) This album was compiled by Mais following his 1882-83 trip to Sri Lanka, Egypt and Europe (see donor entry). Most of
Batchelder & Co. (active c.1856-95; Australian), & others Fasti Victorienses: a collection of cabinet photographs of Victorian men of the ‘fifties and ‘sixties 72 albumen silver cartes-de-visite and 3 photographs, compiled by the Trustees of the Melbourne Public Library; album, 44 x 33.5 cm Acquired c.1865 State Library of Victoria (PCLTAF 229 [H92…]) [reproduction: portrait of Sir
Shepherd, Charles (active 1858-78; English), & Robertson, Arthur (details unknown) Collection of 18 Views of Agra, Delhi and Lucknow Albumen silver prints, c.25.3 x 35 cm Purchased 1875 (?) State Library of Victoria (H91.172/1-18) [reproduction: Buildings in the Garden of the Hooseinabad Emambara, Lucknow (H91.172/7)] This set of prints is catalogued by the SLV as bought
Walter, Carl (1831-1907; German/Australian) Portraits of Coranderrk Aboriginals 1866 Albumen silver photographs Presented by the Commissioners of the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition, 1866 State Library of Victoria (H91.1/1-107) [photo: Johnny – age 13 – Jim Crow Tribe (H91.1/74)] This set of images of just over 100 members of the community at Conanderkk, near Healesville, was shown at the 1866
Watkins, Carleton (1829-1916; United States) Album of photographs of Yosemite, Oregon etc. (c.1861-71) Albumen silver photographs, various sizes Presented by Frederick Wright, 1871 State Library of Victoria (H87.204) [reproduction: Cathedral Spires, Yosemite (H87.204/16)] Watkins, a native of New York, moved to California in 1851 in search of gold, and then took up photography. His iconic
Skeen, William Louis Henry (1847-1903; English), & others Pompei {sic} and Paris (1882-83) Album of photographs, each folio c.48 x 65 cm Presented by Henry Coathupe Mais, c.1888 State Library of Victoria (H87.137/1-126) [reproduction: Unknown photographer: Militaria at the base of the Sphinx, Cairo, fol.35] This is one of several groups of photographs collected by Mais during his travels in 1882-83,
Macpherson, Robert (1817-72; Scottish) Photographs of Rome, Volumes 1-4 (1858-62) Four albums of albumen silver photographs, each album 61.2 x 50.0 cm Purchased 1860 or 1861 State Library of Victoria (H90.150/1-168) [reproduction: Basilica of Constantine, Roman Forum (H90.150/36)] Macpherson moved to Rome in 1840, working initially as a painter and art dealer. During this period, he discovered Michelangelo’s unfinished
Johnstone, O’Shannessy & Co. (active c.1862-1905; Australian) Sir George Verdon (c.1890) Gelatin silver photograph, 57 x 42 cm Purchased 1896 State Library of Victoria (H17281) NGV 1905 refers simply to “a photograph” of Verdon purchased in the year of his death (1896). However it seems probable that it was the formal portrait shown here. For further
Frith, Francis (1822-98; English) Photographs of Modern Egypt (1857) Album of 27 albumen silver prints, 36.3 x 29.3 cm Gift of Edward Thompson, c.1870 State Library of Victoria (H89.122/1-27) [reproduction: Tombs of the Mamelukes, Cairo (H89.111/9)] The contents of the present album are as follows (by folio number; titles noted in pencil below each photo; several are dated
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