Works included in this catalogue Rowan Flower painting: Pandorea jasminoides… {1890} NGV [WT] * Rowan Flower painting {1890} Loc? [WT] Rowan, the daughter of Victorian pastoralists, was a prolific and successful botanical illustrator. At the international exhibitions held in Melbourne in 1880 and 1888, her meticulous flower paintings won the judges’ favour over the consciously more
Works included in this catalogue Haghe after Roberts The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia {by 1860} SLV [PR] Roberts St Anne, Bruges 1851 {1894} NGV [PA] Roberts Heidelberg Castle {1904} NGV [WT] Roberts, known in his day as “the Scottish Canaletto,” is known mainly for works based on his travels in Europe and
Works included in this catalogue * Provaggi The Minstrel {1876} Loc? [WT] * Provaggi The Nephew {1876} Loc? [WT] The two watercolours acquired for the pre-Felton collection were presumably typical of Provaggi’s tourist output. They were bought at the same time as views of Rome by Campi. Other examples by Provaggi, still changing hands on the European
Works included in this catalogue O’Brien Grand-view Park, Pascoe Vale {1868} SLV [DR] O’Brien Melbourne in 1839 {1868} SLV [DR] O’Brien Melbourne… 1840 {1868} SLV [WT] O’Brien Melbourne seen from the Hospital {1868} SLV [DR] * O’Brien (?) Melbourne from the corner of Collins and Swanston Streets {1868} Loc? [DR] O’Brien Corner of Collins and
Works included in this catalogue North An English Summer’s Day 1891-92 {1892} NGV [PA] North The Little Copse on the Hill 1891 {1892} NGV [WT] North The Swallows {1897} NGV [DR] North A Vesper Hymn {1897} NGV [DR] A meticulous craftsman, North was one of a group of late 19th century English landscapists and genre painters including Lionel
Works by Mather included in this catalogue Mather Morning, Lake Omeo 1891 {1891} NGV [WT] Mather Autumn in the Fitzroy Gardens 1894 {1895} NGV [PA] Mather Wintry Weather, Yarra Glen 1895 {1895} NGV [WT] Pre-Felton works donated by Mather Barak Untitled [Aboriginal ceremony] {1895} SLV [PA] Barak Untitled [Aboriginal ceremony, with wallaby and emu] {1895}
Works included in this catalogue * Boys after Martens View of Sydney, from St Leonards 1843 {1904} Loc? [PR] Martens One of the Falls on the Apsley 1873 {1873} NGV [WT] After travelling with Charles Darwin on the second voyage of the Beagle (1833-34), Martens settled in Sydney, and pursued a successful career as a landscape
Works included in this catalogue Leitch Italian scene 1876 {1904} NGV [WT] Leitch Dunglass on Clyde 1879 {1891} NGV [WT] Willmore (J.) after Leitch Villa of Lucullus at Misenum 1851 {1868} NGV [PR] Leitch, an accomplished watercolourist, served as drawing master to Queen Victoria and her family for some years. Mallalieu observes, drily: “his work is pleasant,
Works included in this catalogue Law Ben Venue and Loch Vennacher {1881} Loc? [PA] Law Cliveden on the Thames {1883} NGV [WT] Law Windsor Castle {1883} NGV [WT] The artist specialized in landscape watercolours, and several examples bought in 1883 are still in the NGV (details above). The Art Gallery of New South Wales also owns
Works included in this catalogue Jackson Colonel Johnston 1873 {1873} SLV [WT] Jackson Lachlan Macquarie 1874 {1874} SLV [WT] Jackson Sir Richard Bourke 1874 {1874} SLV [WT] Jackson is documented as the author of a number of wood engravings published in The Illustrated Melbourne Post and elsewhere in the mid 1860s (refer SLV catalogue). However, little else
Works included in this catalogue * Hunter Sydney Harbour {by 1894} Loc? [WT] Dayes after Hunter Sydney Cove, Port Jackson 1792? {by 1894} Loc? [PR] Hunter arrived in Sydney with the First Fleet in 1788, and later succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second governor of New South Wales (1795-1800). During his years in Australia, he
Works included in this catalogue Hoddle Melbourne from Surveyor-General’s Yard {1893} SLV [WT] * Hoddle Melbourne, Port Phillip 1840 {1893} Loc? [WT] Hoddle Melbourne from the Survey Office 1840{1893} SLV [WT] Hoddle Racecourse and Survey Office {1893} SLV [WT] Hoddle, a surveyor by profession, arrived in Sydney in 1823, and was appointed Surveyor-General of Port