Unknown lithographer after Carew, John Edward (c.1785-1868; Irish) The Death of Nelson Lithograph Presented by A.H.Christy, 1871 Unidentified; present location unknown [photo: Carew’s bronze relief (photo: Jacqueline Bannerjee)] Carew’s panel, showing Nelson’s death at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, was the most famous of the four large bas-reliefs at the foot of Nelson’s Column
Van Loo, Florimond (1823-1901; Belgian), after Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912; Dutch/English) Frédégonde et Prétextat (1865) Lithograph Presented by the Belgian Government 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.179.9-1) This print reproduces a painting of 1864 (now in the Pushkin Museum, Moscow), depicting Praetextatus, Bishop of Rouen from 549 to 586, on his death-bed, accusing the Merovingian Queen Fredegund of ordering
Woollett, William (1735-85; English), after van Dyck, Anthony (1599-1641; Flemish) Rubens Engraving Date of acquisition unknown (by 1894) Unidentified; present location unknown Woollett made highly regarded prints after Benjamin West and others; in 1775 he became “engraver-in-ordinary” to King George III. His portrait of Rubens is listed in the catalogue raisonné of Woollett’s engravings by
Willmore, Arthur (1814-88; English) after Gill, S.T. (1818-80; English/Australian) Wesleyan Church, Melbourne (1862) Engraving, 26.5 x 29 cm Acquired by 1865 Location unknown As with * Willmore (A.) after Gill Collegiate Grammar School {by 1865} Loc? [PR], this is a provisional identification of a work listed in both NGV 1865 and AR 1870-71 as an
Willmore, Arthur (1814-88; English) after Gill, S.T.(1818-80; English/Australian) Collegiate Grammar School, St Kilda Engraving, 26.5 x 29 cm Acquired by 1865 Location unknown [photo: engraving from Victoria Illustrated 1862 (SLV)] A print listed in both NGV 1865 and AR 1870-71 as an anonymous engraving of “Church of England Grammar School,” is identified here, provisionally, as
Walton, C.W., & Co. (active c.1868; English) J.Cashel Hoey (c.1868?) Engraving, 54 x 43 cm Purchased, 1892 State Library of Victoria (H5220) John Cashel Hoey (1828-92), an Irish journalist and editor, was appointed to the board of advice for the Victorian Agent-General in 1872 by Premier Gavin Duffy (for whom, see * Summers (Charles) Sir Charles Gavan
Walker, William (1791-1867; Scottish), after Pickersgill, Henry William (1782-1875; English) Sir Roderick Impey Murchison 1851 Mezzotint, 35.9 x 29.2 cm (image), 54,1 x 39.4 cm (sheet) Presented by Kenneth Robert Murchison, 1894 State Library of Victoria (H5413) The sitter (1792-1871), a noted Scottish geologist, first identified the Silurian period (1839). Much of his later life was
Walker, Edmund (active from 1836; d.1882; English), after Gilfillan, John Alexander (1793-1864; English/New Zealander) Interior of a Native Village or “Pa” in New Zealand (c.1852) Chromo-lithograph, c.48 x 64.4 cm Acquired by 1871 Present location unknown Gilfillan arrived in New Zealand with his family in 1841, and lived near Putiki Pa, situated at the town
Guérard, Eugène von (1811-1901; Austrian/ Australian) Australian Landscapes [nos.1-24] (1866-68) Chalk lithographs, tint stones on cream paper, each 30.0 x 48.5 cm, on sheet 50.6 x 68.7 cm (approx.) Acquired 1868 State Library of Victoria (H25840 etc.) [PCLTEFBOX GUER F.1-24] [photo: Plate 4: North East View from the top of Mt.Kosciusko. NSW (SLV H25837)] This
Volpato, Giovanni (1735-1803; Italian), after Raphael (1483-1520; Italian) The School of Athens Engraving Presented by W.Jaffray (by 1865?) Present location unknown Raphael’s famous fresco, in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican, dates from 1509-11. This print is clearly identified with the details above in NGV 1894 and 1905. An earlier reference in NGV 1865, noting
Volpato, Giovanni (1735-1803; Italian), after Raphael (1483-1520; Italian) Deliverance of St Peter from Prison Engraving Presented by W.Jaffray (by 1865) Present location unknown This print and * Volpato after Raphael The School of Athens {by 1894} Loc? [PR] were both based on well-known frescoes from Raphael’s Vatican Stanze (this one reproducing the fresco in the Stanza di
Vintner, John (c.1828-1905; English), after Pearce, Stephen (1819-1904; English) Admiral John Lort Stokes Lithograph, 36 x 29.5 cm Presented by the sitter, 1881 State Library of Victoria (H5227) Stokes (1811-85) travelled on HMS Beagle for many years, including Charles Darwin’s second voyage of 1831-36 (recorded in 1839). In 1846, Stokes published his own account of a subsequent
Turner, Charles (1773-1857; English), after Raeburn, Henry (1756-1823; Scottish) The Honble David Hume (1823) Mezzotint, c.50.3 x 35.2 cm (plate) Acquired by 1865 Present location unknown The sitter, a Scottish jurist (1757-1838), was the nephew of the famous philosopher of the same name. Other impressions are held elsewhere, including the British Museum (as shown here). [photo:
Taylor, James (c.1785-1829; English) Part of the Harbour of Port Jackson and the country between Sydney and the Blue Mountains 1823 Lithograph, 39 x 57.5 cm Purchased 1901 State Library of Victoria (H5275) Taylor, a military officer based in Sydney between 1817 and 1821, produced a number of fine topographical views before returning to England. This was one
Strutt, William (1825-1915; English) View of the Golden Point – Ballarat Lithograph, 37 x 52.5 cm (mounted) Acquired by 1865 (?) State Library of Victoria (H5414) This is probably the print listed in both NGV 1865 and AR 1870-71 as an engraving of Golden Point, although the artist is not identified. NGV 1894 and 1905
Strange, Robert (1721-92; Scottish), after Berrettini, Pietro (known as Pietro da Cortona) (1596-1669; Italian) Romulus and Remus Engraving Acquired by 1868? National Gallery of Victoria (p.178.18-1) This print is from the same series as Strange after Cortona Caesar putting away Pompeia {by 1868?} NGV [PR]. The inscriptions identify painter, engraver and source. Cortona’s painting Romulus and Remus
Strange, Robert (1721-92; Scottish), after Berrettini, Pietro (known as Pietro da Cortona) (1596-1669; Italian) Caesar putting away Pompeia, receives Calpurnia as his wife Engraving Acquired by 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.178.13-1) The inscriptions name the engraver and painter, and identify the source image as a painting in the Hotel de Toulouse. See also Strange after
Smith, John Raphael (1752-1812; English), after Reynolds, Joshua (1723-92; English) Madona col bambino 1791 Mezzotint Presented by E.L.Grundy, 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.178.10-1) This print and Purcell after Reynolds (J.) David Garrick {by 1868} NGV [PR], also donated by Grundy, are both listed in the current NGV catalogue, with the suggestion that they may have
Schoenfeld, Frederick (1810-68; Swiss/Australian), after Michelangelo Buonarotti (1475-1564 Italian) The Crucifixion 1860 Colour lithograph Presented by Hamel & Co., c.1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.178.1-1) The main inscription runs as follows: “The Crucifixion, // To the Right Reverend J.E.Goold D.D.Bishop of Melbourne // This Specimen of Colonial Art, is most Respectfully Dedicated // By His
Schiavonetti, Luigi (1765-1810; Italian), after Phillips, Thomas (1770-1845; English) William Blake (1808) Etching and engraving, c. 34.3 x 27.2 cm (image and sheet) Date of acquisition unknown (by 1894) Present location unknown This print, based on Phillips’ 1807 portrait of Blake, appeared as the frontispiece to the 1808 edition of Robert Blair’s poem The Grave, for
Schäffer, Eugen (1802-71; Germany), and Belloli, Romualdo (1813-90; Italian), after Giotto di Bondone (c.1266/7-1337; Italian) The Pietà from the Arena Chapel at Padua (c.1851-52) Engraving, 32.8 x 37.0 (platemark), 50.2 x 67.3 (sheet) Purchased, 1860 National Gallery of Victoria (p.12.35-1) This print, engraved for the Arundel Society (as noted in the inscription), demonstrates Melbourne’s relatively up-to-date interest
Sadeler, Aegidius (1570-1629; Flemish), after Heintz, Joseph, The Elder (1564-1609; Swiss) Diana surprised in the Bath by Actaeon Engraving, c.36.4 x 50.8 cm Purchased, 1899 (advice of Bernard Hall) Present location unknown This print typifies the late Mannerist style favoured at the Prague court of Emperor Rudolf II around 1600. Sadeler is documented as active at
Sadd, Henry Samuel (c.1811-93; English/Australian) The Catholic hierarchy in Australia 1869 Collotype, 44 x 34 cm Acquired, 1870 State Library of Victoria (H141655) Sadd migrated from England to New York in 1840, according to Bénézit (where he is described as American). He may also have worked in partnership with a Canadian photographer named Andrew Halsey (documented in
Ryder, Thomas (1746-1810; English), after Durno, James (c.1745-95; English) Scene from The Merry Wives of Windsor 1801 Engraving Acquired by 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.179.6-1) The inscriptions identify the scene (Act IV, scene II, showing Falstaff in women’s clothes), the artists, the date and the publishers, “J. & J.Boydell, at the Shakspeare Gallery, Pall Mall.”
Ryall, Henry Thomas (1811-67; English), after Paton, Joseph Noel (1821-1901; Scottish) The Pursuit of Pleasure: A Vision of Human Life 1864 Engraving and stipple-engraving, 63.2 x 98.2 cm Presented by Thomas Russell, by 1865 National Gallery of Victoria This large-scale admonition against excessive enjoyment was included in early NGV catalogues and is still in the
Russell, Robert (1808-1900; English/Australian), attributed to Melbourne from the Old Falls 1837 Lithograph Purchased, 1891 Unidentified; present location unknown This print is attributed to Russell in NGV 1894, but NGV 1905 lists it as anonymous. the SLV holds several of his watercolours and pencil drawings of the rocky falls on the river Yarra, where he had
Robinson, John Henry (1796-1871; English), after Stewart, Malcolm (1829-1916; British) Daniel O’Connell, Esq., M.P. Engraving Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.180.21-1) The inscriptions identify the sitter and the artists involved. O’Connell (1775-1847), known as the “Irish Liberator,” famously campaigned for Catholic emancipation; there was also a plaster bust of him
Robinson, John Henry (1796-1871; English), after Selous, Henry Courtney (1803-90; English) The Surrender of Calais Engraving Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.180.10-1) The inscription identifies the artists involved, and adds a sub-title: “Queen Philippa pleading for the Burgesses.” Philippa (c.1310/15-69) was a French princess who married Edward III of England
Risdon, Charles (19th century; English), after Peacock, George Edwards (1806-1875?; English) View of Sydney Harbour 1860 Chromo-lithograph, c.55 x 76 cm Purchased, 1869 Unidentified; current location unknown This print, described in NGV 1894 as produced by Day and son, and in NGV 1905 as showing the view from Vaucluse, no longer seems to be in the
Ransome, Richard (active in Melbourne 1850s-60s) Great Bourke Street, Melbourne (c.1860) Engraving, 9 x 14 cm (plate mark), 13 x 19 cm (sheet) Purchased, 1891 State Library of Victoria (H4312) This view (evidently based on an older image) apparently shows Melbourne in about 1840. An inscription below the image identifies the central lamp-post as at the corner of