Rohrbach, Paul (b.1817; active 1850s-60s; German), after Hellwig, Theodor (1815-72; German) H.R.H.Frederick William, Crown Prince of Prussia Lithograph Presented by the Prussian Government (by 1871?} Unidentified; present location unknown This print, identified as above in the NGV’s 1894 catalogue, cannot be identified with certainty. It appears to have been presented at the same time as
Holl, William (1807-71; English) (“the younger”) or Holl, Francis (1815-84; English), after Salomé, A. de (details unknown) H.R.H.The Prince of Edinburgh Engraving Acquired by 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown Queen Victoria’s second son Alfred (1844-1900), who spent much of his life in the navy, was named Duke of Edinburgh in 1866. Both Holl brothers noted above produced
Unknown artist/s after Ghémar Frères (active late 1850s-1894; Belgian) S.M. Léopold II, roi des Belges; S.M. Marie-Henriette, reine des Belges Lithographs (?) Acquired by 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown Léopold II (reigned 1865-1909) is notorious for having founded the Congo Free State, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the 1870s. He is said
Warnots, E. (active 1840s-50s; Belgian) (?), after Ghémar, Louis Joseph (1819-73; Belgian) and Severin, Robert (1839-after 1883; Belgian?) S.M.Léopold Ier, roi des Belges 1856 Lithograph, c.29 x 21.3 (sheet) Acquired by 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown Either this print or * Baugniet Léopold Prémier, roi des Belges {by 1894} Loc? [PR] was presented to the Melbourne
Milster, Ernst (1836-1908; German) William I, King of Prussia Lithograph Presented by the Prussian Government (by 1871?) Unidentified; present location unknown William or Wilhelm I (1797-1888), king of Prussia from 1861, was crowned German Emperor at Versailles in 1871, following the formation of the German Reich. For another pre-Felton portrait of him, see Unknown (German 19C?) Wiliam
Cousins, Samuel (1801-87; English), after Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805-73; German) Napoleon III (c.1854) Engraving Presented by Napoleon III (by 1870) Unidentified; present location unknown The sitter (1808-73) presided over the French Second Empire from 1852-70. Winterhalter’s oil portrait and a matching portrait of the Empress Eugénie, both of c.1853, are presumed to have been destroyed in
Billoin, Charles (1813-69; Belgian) Louise d’Orléans, reine des Belges Lithograph Acquired by 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown Louise (1812-50) was a French princess who married Leopold I of Belgium in 1832: see now * Baugniet Leopold Prémier, roi des Belges {by 1894} Loc? [PR]. Billoin was a painter and printmaker who specialized in portraits of the European
Baugniet, Charles-Louis (1814-86; Belgian) Léopold Prémier, roi des Belges 1841 Lithograph, c.48.8 x 38.0 cm (sheet) Acquired by 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown Léopold I (1790-1865), of German origin, reigned as the first King of Belgium from 1831-65, after the country achieved independence from the Dutch in 1830. In 1832, he married Louise d’Orléans: see *
Simmons, William Henry (1811-82; English), after Maclise, Daniel (1806-70; English) Noah’s Sacrifice 1857 Engraving, c.76 x 95.5 cm Acquired by 1894 Location unknown This print reproduces Maclise’s large painting of 1847-53 (Leeds, City Art Gallery). George Landow, in The Victorian Web, discusses the prominent rainbow as a symbol of the New Covenant, quoting from Victorian
Lewis, Charles George (1808-1880; English), after Barker, Thomas Jones (1815-82; British) The Allied Generals with the Officers of their Respective Staffs before Sebastapol 1859 Engraving, c.84 x 143.5 cm Presented by Henry Sewell, Esq. {by 1865} Location unknown This work reproduces a work made for Agnew & Sons, specifically for this print, showing the prelude
Stocks, Lumb (1812-92; English), after Maclise, Daniel (1806-70; Irish) Wellington and Blücher meeting after the Battle of Waterloo (1876) Engraving, c.40 x 125 cm Gift of W.Pummeroy 1878 Location unknown This print, based on a mural in the Palace of Westminster, London, was donated with * Sharpe after Maclise Death of Nelson {1878} Loc? [PR], its pair: see that entry
Sharpe, Charles William (1818-99; English), after Maclise, Daniel (1806-70; Irish) Death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (1876) Engraving, c.40 x 125 cm Gift of W.Pummeroy 1878 Location unknown This print was donated together with * Stocks after Maclise Wellington and Blücher {1878} Loc? [PR], its pair. Maclise’s monumental mural paintings, completed in the 1860s, are in the Palace
Unknown artist (19th century) Tableau Synoptique des Papes Engraving (?) Gift of Mrs Prince 1882 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.229-1) This diagrammatic print, numbered “11” at the top right, appears to have formed part of a publication. It shows the Popes from St Peter through to Pius IX, Pope from 1846 to 1878. Refs. AR 1882,
Unknown artist (Australian? 19th century) Rev.F.T.C.Russell, LL.D Engraving Gift of S.P.Winter, Esq. 1878 Unidentified; present location unknown Unfortunately, this print, listed in the NGV’s Annual Report for 1878, no longer seems to be in the Melbourne collection, as it points to a rich and interesting vein of colonial Victorian history. Francis Thomas Cusack Russell (1823-76) arrived in
Unknown artist (19th century) Marshal Blucher Wood engraving Presented by Thomas Mathews, 1871 Unidentified; present location unknown Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819) was a key figure in the victories over Napoleon at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig (1813) and the Battle of Waterloo (1815). See also * Stocks after Maclise Wellington
Unknown artist (19th century) Sir George Back Lithograph Presented by J.Shillinglaw, 1875 Unidentified; present location unknown This print was presented together with * Maguire after Negelen Sir John Franklin {1875} Loc? [PR]. George Back (1796-1878), later appointed Admiral, travelled on Franklin’s voyages of exploration in 1819-22 and 1825-27, and, after the famous explorer disappeared on his
Unknown artist (19th century) Wooloomooloo from Domain Road Engraving (1830s?) Purchased, 1891 Unidentified; present location unknown This print, thus far unidentified, was purchased with * Carmichael Sydney Cove, from Fort Phillip 1838 {1891} Loc? [PR], * Carmichael Sydney Cove from the Stream 1838 {1891} Loc? [PR] and * Moffitt Billy Blue’s Cottage {1891} Loc? [PR], and
Unknown artist (19th century) Sydney, N.S.W., with the Entrance to Port Jackson 1800 Engraving Acquired by 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown This work is listed in both NGV 1894 and 1905, as an engraving, but without indicating an artist, although NGV 1905 notes that it was published by J.Charles, Dublin. To date, these details have not sufficed
Joubert, Ferdinand (1810-84; French/English), after Webster, Tom (1800-1886; British) The Playground 1865 Engraving, 45.4 x 91.5 cm (image) Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.180.17-1) The inscriptions below this large image (almost a metre wide) indicate the title and the artists involved, and describe the print as “engraved for the Art
Geller, William Overend (c.1790-1849?; British), after Solari, Andrea (1460-1524; Italian) Ecce Homo (1845) Mezzotint Gift of Joseph Herring, by 1865 National Gallery of Victoria (p.189.6-1) Solari (also called Solario) was an important Milanese follower of Leonardo da Vinci. The authoritative 1987 catalogue by D.A.Brown apparently lists his paintings of the Ecce Homo in Philadelphia and Leipzig as
Unknown after Lake Price, William (1810-96; English) A Brace of Birds Photogalvanograph, c.29.2 x 24.4 cm Gift of E.L.Grundy, 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.178.7-1) Lake Price, regarded as an important innovator in mid 19th-century photography, trained as an architect with Pugin (see Pugin Oxford {1877} NGV [WT]), and then took up watercolour painting, printmaking and
Unknown artist, after Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564; Italian) Battle of Pisa Engraving (?) Date of acquisition unknown (by 1905) Unidentified; present location unknown In 1504-5, Michelangelo produced a full-scale cartoon of the battle of Cascina, at which the Florentines defeated the Pisans, in 1364, thus securing access to the Mediterranean via the Arno. It was designed for
Girardet, Edouard (1819-80; Swiss), after Long, Edwin (1829-91; English) An Egyptian Feast 1879 Engraving, c.48.2 x 87.5 cm (plate) Purchased 1883 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.231-1) Both Long and Girardet are identified in the inscriptions below the image. Long’s original painting, dating from 1877, is in the Bradford Art Gallery. It typifies his lavish Orientalist style
Lemon, Henry (1822-1902; English), after Le Jeune, Henry (1819-1904; English) Pity 1867 Engraving, 49.2 x 60.7 cm (image); 62.6 x 78.3 cm (sheet) Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.180.15-1) This typically Victorian image shows three girls discovering a sick bird in the snow. The engraved inscriptions identify the title, the artists
Willmore, James Tibbits (1800-1863; English), after Turner, J.M.W. (1775-1851; English) Italian Landscape (River Scene in Italy) Engraving Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner, 1868 Unidentified; present location unknown Willmore was known particularly for his engravings of the landscape paintings of Turner, with whom he worked closely between 1828 and 1842. Unfortunately, this impression no longer appears to
Willmore, James Tibbits (1800-1863; English), after Leitch, William Leighton (1804-83; Scottish) The Villa of Lucullus at Misenum 1851 Engraving Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner, 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.180.20-1) The artists are identified in the inscriptions below the image, which also indicate that the original painting was “in the possession of John Purser Esq.,” and that
Lucas, David (1802-81; English), after Lee, Frederick (1798-1879; English) A River scene in Devonshire (1839) Mezzotint Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner, 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.180.13-1) The artists responsible are identified in the inscriptions below the image. Lucas is best known for his mezzotints after John Constable, of which the NGV holds a considerable collection,
Ryall, Henry Thomas (1811-67; English), after Landseer, Edwin (1802-73; English) Deer stalkers returning (1864) Engraving and mezzotint, 58 x 71.3 cm (sheet; trimmed) Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.180.12-1) Landseer’s 1827 painting (Coll.Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle) typifies his popular highland subject-matter. Another impression of this print, auctioned by Bonhams
Michiels, Jan Baptist (1821-90; Belgian) after Dyckmans, Joseph (1811-88; Belgian) The Blind man (L’Aveugle) Engraving, 32.5 x 25.5 cm (image) Presented by the Belgian Government 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.179.8-1) The inscriptions indicate the French title, and the names of the painter and print-maker. Dyckmans painted domestic images indebted to Dou and other 17th-century Dutch
Unknown printmaker after Dawe, George (1781-1829; English) Duke of Wellington 1842 Mezzotint Presented by the executors of the late Dr Augustus Greeves, 1875 National Gallery of Victoria (p.182.4-1) This print was bequeathed to the Melbourne collection together with Maile Napoleon I {1875} NGV [PR]. The inscription identifies the printers/publishers as Welch & Gwynne, 24 St James’s