Barak, William (1824-1903; Australian)

Works included in this catalogue Barak Untitled [Aboriginal ceremony] {1895} SLV [PA] Barak Untitled [Aboriginal ceremony, with wallaby and emu] {1895} SLV [PA] A senior member of the Wurundjeri people, based north of central Melbourne, Barak was also a painter, two of whose images of Aboriginal ceremonies (modified for non-indigenous audiences) were donated to the

Reni, Guido (1575-1642; Italian)

Pre-Felton works sometimes seen as related to Reni Unknown (Italian 17C) after Reni (?) Repentance of St Peter {1889} NGV [PA] Unknown (Italian 19C?) after Seghers Christ at the Column {1883} NGV [PA] Religious images by or attributed to “the Divine Guido” (as the Bolognese painter became known) were widely admired during the 18th and earlier 19th centuries, and

Unknown (Italian 19C?) Christ and Joseph {1885} NGV [PA]

Unknown artist (Italian, 19th century?) Christ and Joseph Oil on canvas, 105.3 x 83.8 cm Gift of Miss Mollison, 1885 National Gallery of Victoria (p.311.3-1) This work is described in NGV 1894 simply as a “copy of an old master.” The composition is in the Caravaggesque tradition featuring candlelit figures (prevalent in Italian, Dutch and French 17th-century painting).

Unknown (British 18C) Mr Nash {1870} NGV [PA]

Unknown (British, 18th century) Mr Nash Oil on canvas, 76.4 x 63.5 cm. Presented by G.R. Nash, 1870 National Gallery of Victoria (302.17-1) Described when it was acquired as a portrait of a certain Richard Nash by Sir Joshua Reynolds, this painting was listed in NGV 1875 and subsequent catalogues simply as a portrait of an

* Unknown (British 17C) “Portrait, time of Cromwell” {1870} Loc? [PA]

Unknown (British, 17th century) “Portrait, time of Cromwell” Oil on canvas, c.38.1 x 30.5 cm (15” x 12”) Purchased, 1870 Unidentified, present location unknown According to the 1905 NGV catalogue, this painting was purchased in Melbourne, but the early catalogues provide few other details, making identification difficult. The NGV’s unpublished list of pre-1905 acquisitions lists it as

Unknown (Burtt?) Sir Charles Darling {1890} SLV [PA]

Unknown artist [possibly John Wesley Burtt (1839-1917; English/ Australian)] Sir Charles Darling Oil on canvas, 76.6 x 63.6 cm Presented by William A’Beckett, 1890 State Library of Victoria (H17277) Darling was Victorian Governor from 1863 to 1868; another portrait of him, painted by John Botterill, c.1866, was included in the Public Library’s “Oval portrait” series. Although the present work

Wynfield Death of George Villiers 1871 {1881} NGV [PA]

Wynfield, David Wilkie (1837-87; English) Death of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham 1871 Oil on canvas, 97.0 x 153.1 cm. Purchased, 1881 National Gallery of Victoria (p.307.12-1) In the age before BBC TV dramas, theatrical re-enactments and vivid images helped conjure up famous historical events like this, the murder of the widely-detested courtier of James I and

Withers Tranquil Winter 1895 {1895} NGV [PA]

Withers, Walter (1854-1914; English/Australian) Tranquil Winter 1895 Oil on canvas, 76.0 x 122.7 cm Purchased, 1895 (advice of Bernard Hall) National Gallery of Victoria (12-2) This work was bought from the Victorian Artists’ Society: see also Davies Moonrise, Templestowe 1894 {1895} NGV [PA] etc. Withers migrated to Australia in 1882, and, took night classes at the National

Williams The Italian Family 1834 {1864} NGV [PA]

Williams, Penry (1802-85; Welsh) The Italian Family – Ferry on the River Ninfa 1834 Oil on canvas, 87.3 x 126 cm Purchased by the Commissioners of Fine Arts for Victoria (advice of Charles Eastlake), 1864 National Gallery of Victoria (p.301.10-1) This academic work was painted in Rome, where the artist worked for his entire career, having settled

Whitehead Stony Weir {1904} NGV [PA]

Whitehead, Frederick (1853-1938; English) Stony Weir Oil on canvas, 51.0 x 76.5 cm Bequest of Alfred Felton, 1904 National Gallery of Victoria (141-2) This directly-observed landscape is typical of Felton’s personal collection. The painter, also known as Fred (thus in NGV 1905), was a close friend of the writer Thomas Hardy, and a fellow devotee of

Weigall Dr Charles Perry 1875 {1876} SLV [PA]

Weigall, Henry (1829?-1925; English) Dr Charles Perry D.D., first Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne 1875 Oil on canvas, 94.7 x 120.7 cm (sight), framed Presented by subscribers, 1876; transferred to the SLV from the NGV, 1929 (?) State Library of Victoria (H35) Weigall, a successful portraitist, painted this work after Perry returned to England at the end of

Webb (J.) Gloucester {1904} NGV [PA]

Webb, James (1825-95; English) Gloucester Oil on canvas, 50.8 x 60.7 cm Bequest of Alfred Felton, 1904 National Gallery of Victoria (139-2) This picturesque view and Webb (J.) Lock on the Thames 1885 {1904} NGV [PA] both came from Felton’s own collection. Refs. AR 1904, p.26; NGV 1905, p.82 (III.McArthur Gallery, no.1)

Webb (J.) Lock on the Thames 1885 {1904} NGV [PA]

Webb, James (1825-95; English) Lock on the Thames 1885 Oil on canvas, 139.5 x 122.6 cm Bequest of Alfred Felton, 1904 National Gallery of Victoria (140-2) This canvas was chosen by Bernard Hall from Felton’s collection, along with Webb (J.) Gloucester {1904} NGV [PA]. This particular work has the distinct air of a pastiche of/tribute to

Webb (J.) Rotterdam at Sunset 1868 {1869} NGV [PA]

Webb, James (1825-95; English) Rotterdam at Sunset 1868 Oil on canvas, 198.0 x 305.0 cm Purchased, 1869 (advice of Alfred Thomson) National Gallery of Victoria (p.302.1-1) This serene, large-scale work by Webb, a marine landscape specialist, was one of the first paintings bought on Thomson’s advice. NGV 1905 notes that there is a smaller painting