Woolner, Thomas (1825-92; English) Sir Redmond Barry 1878 Marble, 63.5 x 35.5 x 26 cm Presented by subscribers, 1881 National Gallery of Victoria (p.65.5-1) This bust was produced two years before Barry died at the age of 67. By contrast with Summers’ earlier evocation of the character of a noble Roman (Summers Sir Redmond Barry {1860} SLV
Woolner, Thomas (1825-92; English) Edward Wilson 1868 Marble, 80 x 37 x 18 cm Presented by subscribers, 1868; transferred from NGV to SLV, 1943 State Library of Victoria (LTS 43) This bust epitomizes the earlier career of the sitter (1813-78), editor of the Argus from 1848, and a vociferous critic of vested interests in mid 19th-century
Woolner, Thomas (1825-92; English) Charles Joseph La Trobe (1853) Bronze medallion, 7.4 cm diameter Gift of H.Kennon, 1889 National Gallery of Victoria (914-D1M) This is an example of the reduced scale replica format used by Woolner for a number of his portrait medallions; cf. Woolner La Trobe [larger bronze medallion] 1853 {1888} SLV [SC]. Refs.
Woolner, Thomas (1825-92; English) Charles Joseph La Trobe 1853 Bronze medallion, 24 cm diameter Signed and dated: T.WOOLNER Sc. 1853 Purchased 1888 State Library of Victoria (H5489) Both this work and Woolner La Trobe [smaller bronze medallion] (1853) {1889} NGV [SC] were presumably based on Woolner La Trobe [plaster medallion] 1853 {by 1880?} SLV [SC] (refer entry for further details). Refs. AR
Woolner, Thomas (1825-92; English) James Clow 1853 Plaster medallion, 31.5 cm diameter Purchased, 1891 State Library of Victoria (H36) This work, signed and dated, is one of the portrait medallions made by Woolner during his brief sojourn in Australia (1852-54). According to the State Library, it may have been the model for a bronze medallion produced
Wood, Marshall (1818?-82; English) Sir John O’Shanassy 1881 Marble, 83 x 66 x 38 cm Presented by Matthew O’Shanassy, 1888; transferred from NGV to SLV, 1943 State Library of Victoria [LTS 40] This work was one of several commissions undertaken by Wood during his extended stay in Australia in 1880-81 (for details, refer separate entry on
Wood, Marshall (1835-82; English) Daphne 1871 Marble, c. 170 cm (5’7”) high Purchased, 1877; de-accessioned and presented to the Bendigo gallery, 1943 Bendigo Art Gallery (1943.17) NGV 1905 indicates that this statue was purchased in Melbourne. * MacDowell Eve {1877} Bendigo [SC], bought in London the following month, seems to have been intended as a pendant. In
Uphues, Joseph (1850-1911; German) An Archer 1884 (cast dated 1889) Bronze, 97.8 x 23.6 x 46.9 cm Purchased, 1890 National Gallery of Victoria (p.58.3-1) According to NGV 1905, this statuette was bought after being shown in the Centennial International Exhibition held in Melbourne in 1889. Bénézit lists it as Sagittarius – possibly its original title? The sculptor, a Professor
Todt, Emil (1809-1900; German) Bust of Richard Heales Plaster Presented by subscribers {by 1865} Present location unknown This work was included in the 1865, 1880 and 1894 NGV catalogues, but seems to have disappeared after that (it is not listed in NGV 1905). “Examples of it survive with the Heales family, and in the Healesville
Todt, Emil (c.1810-1900; German) The Gold Diggers 1854 Plaster, 38.3 x 23.9 x 15.6 cm Gift of Mrs Leonard Terry, 1884 National Gallery of Victoria (p.79.2-1) According to a writer in the Argus of August 1854, this statuette “indicates nothing short of genius of the highest order.” It certainly heroizes the diggers considerably, by comparison with other contemporary
Thomas, Margaret (1843-1929; English) Sir Redmond Barry 1856 Plaster medallion, 48.0 x 42.0 cm (including frame) Purchased, 1881 State Library of Victoria (H39356) Barry is shown here, aged 43, in neoclassical profile style. Compare later sculptures made during his lifetime: Summers (Charles) Sir Redmond Barry 1860 {1860} SLV [SC] and Woolner Sir Redmond Barry 1878 {1881} NGV [SC].
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
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
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