Portrait in the pre-Felton collection Johnstone, O’Shanessy & Co. Sir George Verdon {1896} SLV [PH] Pre-Felton works donated by Verdon * Flaminio La Puberta 1866 {1867} Priv.coll. [SC] Roberts St Anne, Bruges 1851 {1894} NGV [PA] * Saupé Marcus Clarke {1893} Loc? [SC] [photo at right: detail of Verdon’s bookplate and signature from his copy of
Pre-Felton works purchased on Ruskin’s advice * Frere Cottage Interior {1872} Loc? [PA] Gray Child playing grandmother 1870 {1872} NGV [PA] * Morrish Landscape, near Manaton 1870 {1871} Loc? [WT] Phillott The Haunt of Ancient Peace {1871} NGV [WT] * Watson Cottage scenery {1871} Loc? [WT] See also * Boehm [after] John Ruskin {1876?} Geelong [SC] Ruskin
Works included in this catalogue * Boehm [after] Henry Cole 1875 {1876?} Loc? [SC] * Boehm [after] John Ruskin {1876?} Geelong [SC] * Boehm Young Bull {1888} Melb.Showgrounds [SC] Boehm St George 1887 {1888} SLV [SC] Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, born in Vienna, moved to England in 1862, and became a British subject in 1865. He was
Boehm, Joseph (1834-90; Austrian/English) St George and the Dragon 1887 Bronze, 3.22 x 2.15 x 3.39 m Purchased, 1888 State Library of Victoria (forecourt) First shown at the Royal Academy in 1887, this group was purchased for £1,000 from the 1888 Centennial International Exhibition held in Melbourne, together with Boehm Young Bull {1888} Melb. Showgrounds [SC]. Shane
Boehm, Joseph (1834-90; Austrian/English) Young Bull and Herdsman (c.1876?) Marble, size unknown Purchased, 1888; de-accessioned, 1941 Royal Melbourne Showgrounds This massive group was bought for £1,000, after having been shown at the Centennial Exhibition in Melbourne. Initially located in the Public Library’s Rotunda (for a photograph, see Sculpture – Introduction), it was later placed prominently in
Boehm, Joseph (1834-90; Austrian/English) [after] Bust of John Ruskin Plaster, 62.5 x 38 x 30 cm Presented, 1876 (?); de-accessioned and transferred to Geelong, 1943 Geelong Gallery (acc.no.1943.6) An influential critic of art and society in the Victorian era, Ruskin (1819-1900) briefly advised the NGV on purchases, in 1871-2. According to NGV 1894 and 1905,
Boehm, Joseph (1834-90; Austrian/English) [after] Bust of Sir Henry Cole 1875 Plaster (?), size unknown Presented, 1876 (?); deaccessioned and auctioned 1943 Unidentified; present location unknown NGV 1894 indicates that both this bust and Boehm [after] John Ruskin {1876?} Geelong [SC] were “cast and presented in 1876 by the Spence’s Metal Company of London.” Given that the
Pre-Felton works donated by Chapman * Benzoni Euterpe {1885} Loc? [SC] * Canova [attrib.] Eve {1885} Loc? [SC] * Cranari Perseus {1885} Ballarat Gardens [SC] * Gott Flora {1885} Loc? [SC] Apart from his donation to the Melbourne collection of the four marble statues listed above (as recorded in NGV 1894 and 1905), nothing of significance appears
Works included in this catalogue * Benzoni Four Seasons {1864} Loc? [SC] * Benzoni Euterpe {1885} Loc? [SC] Benzoni ran a successful studio in Rome, producing neoclassical works for both Italian and international purchasers. Besides the marble sculptures listed above, the pre-Felton Melbourne collection also included a plaster cast of his Diana: see Casts – I.
Benzoni, Giovanni Maria (1809-73; Italian) Euterpe, the Muse of Lyric Poetry Marble, size unknown Presented by James Chapman, 1885; de-accessioned and presented to the City of Geelong West, 1941. Unidentified; present location unknown The 1894 and 1905 NGV catalogues both list this statue as a replica, but provide contradictory details. NGV 1894 indicates that the original
Benzoni, Giovanni Maria (1809-73; Italian) Four Seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn,Winter) Marble, sizes unknown Presented by Peter Davis, 1864; de-accessioned and presented to the City of Mildura, 1943; auctioned, 1952 Unidentified; present location unknown Benzoni’s Roman workshop generated replicas of many of his statues, including several sets of busts of the Seasons. The donor may have been
Ball, Percival (1845-1900; English) Right Rev.James Moorhouse Marble, size unknown Presented by subscribers, 1890 Present location unknown [photo: as reproduced in NGV 1905] Moorhouse (1826-1915) succeeded Charles Perry as Anglican Bishop of Melbourne in 1876, and was the motivating force behind the choice of William Butterfield to design the new St Paul’s Cathedral (begun in
Ball, Percival (1845-1900; English) Dean Macartney 1888 Marble, size unknown Presented by subscribers, 1889 State Library of Victoria This work, signed by Ball, depicts the widely-admired Anglican Archdeacon of Melbourne, Hussey Burgh Macartney (1799-1894). According to Ridley (1995), the bust, commissioned through a subscription of £250 to mark the 60th anniversary of Macartney’s ordination in 1823,
Works included in this catalogue Ball Dean Macartney 1888 {1889} SLV [SC] * Ball James Moorhouse {1890} Loc? [SC] * Ball J.Cosmo Newbery {1896} Museums Victoria [SC] Gilbert & Ball Redmond Barry 1887 {1887} SLV [SC] The son of a sculptor, Ball was born in London, and exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy between 1865
This photograph shows a partial view of the assemblage of statues in front of the Public Library immediately after the installation of Frémiet’s Joan of Arc (an early Felton Bequest purchase, hence not included in this catalogue). Also visible on the steps is Gilbert & Ball Redmond Barry 1887 {1887} SLV [SC]. The photo was sent by
Ball, Percival (1845-1900; English) Bust of J.Cosmo Newbery Marble, size unknown Presented by subscribers, 1896 Museums Victoria (SH 980205.1) [1896 photo (SLV)] Newbery (1843-95), an industrial chemist by profession, was an acknowledged expert in mining technology and gold extraction. He arrived in Australia in 1865, and was appointed the first director of Melbourne’s Industrial and