Lewis, Charles George (1808-1880; English), after Barker, Thomas Jones (1815-82; British) The Allied Generals with the Officers of their Respective Staffs before Sebastapol 1859 Engraving, c.84 x 143.5 cm Presented by Henry Sewell, Esq. {by 1865} Location unknown This work reproduces a work made for Agnew & Sons, specifically for this print, showing the prelude
Works after Maclise included in this catalogue * Sharpe after Maclise Death of Nelson 1876 {1878} Loc? [PR] * Simmons after Maclise Noah’s Sacrifice 1857 {by 1894} Loc? [PR] * Stocks after Maclise Wellington and Blücher 1876 {1878} Loc? [PR] Maclise, whose career was spent largely in London, specialized in historical subjects. The two engravings donated to the Melbourne collection in 1878, made by Sharpe
Stocks, Lumb (1812-92; English), after Maclise, Daniel (1806-70; Irish) Wellington and Blücher meeting after the Battle of Waterloo (1876) Engraving, c.40 x 125 cm Gift of W.Pummeroy 1878 Location unknown This print, based on a mural in the Palace of Westminster, London, was donated with * Sharpe after Maclise Death of Nelson {1878} Loc? [PR], its pair: see that entry
Sharpe, Charles William (1818-99; English), after Maclise, Daniel (1806-70; Irish) Death of Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar (1876) Engraving, c.40 x 125 cm Gift of W.Pummeroy 1878 Location unknown This print was donated together with * Stocks after Maclise Wellington and Blücher {1878} Loc? [PR], its pair. Maclise’s monumental mural paintings, completed in the 1860s, are in the Palace
Unknown artist (19th century) Tableau Synoptique des Papes Engraving (?) Gift of Mrs Prince 1882 National Gallery of Victoria (p.183.229-1) This diagrammatic print, numbered “11” at the top right, appears to have formed part of a publication. It shows the Popes from St Peter through to Pius IX, Pope from 1846 to 1878. Refs. AR 1882,
Unknown artist (Australian? 19th century) Rev.F.T.C.Russell, LL.D Engraving Gift of S.P.Winter, Esq. 1878 Unidentified; present location unknown Unfortunately, this print, listed in the NGV’s Annual Report for 1878, no longer seems to be in the Melbourne collection, as it points to a rich and interesting vein of colonial Victorian history. Francis Thomas Cusack Russell (1823-76) arrived in
Unknown artist (19th century) Marshal Blucher Wood engraving Presented by Thomas Mathews, 1871 Unidentified; present location unknown Prussian Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819) was a key figure in the victories over Napoleon at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig (1813) and the Battle of Waterloo (1815). See also * Stocks after Maclise Wellington
Unknown artist (19th century) Sir George Back Lithograph Presented by J.Shillinglaw, 1875 Unidentified; present location unknown This print was presented together with * Maguire after Negelen Sir John Franklin {1875} Loc? [PR]. George Back (1796-1878), later appointed Admiral, travelled on Franklin’s voyages of exploration in 1819-22 and 1825-27, and, after the famous explorer disappeared on his
Unknown artist (19th century) Wooloomooloo from Domain Road Engraving (1830s?) Purchased, 1891 Unidentified; present location unknown This print, thus far unidentified, was purchased with * Carmichael Sydney Cove, from Fort Phillip 1838 {1891} Loc? [PR], * Carmichael Sydney Cove from the Stream 1838 {1891} Loc? [PR] and * Moffitt Billy Blue’s Cottage {1891} Loc? [PR], and
Unknown artist (19th century) Sydney, N.S.W., with the Entrance to Port Jackson 1800 Engraving Acquired by 1894 Unidentified; present location unknown This work is listed in both NGV 1894 and 1905, as an engraving, but without indicating an artist, although NGV 1905 notes that it was published by J.Charles, Dublin. To date, these details have not sufficed
Joubert, Ferdinand (1810-84; French/English), after Webster, Tom (1800-1886; British) The Playground 1865 Engraving, 45.4 x 91.5 cm (image) Gift of John Pascoe Fawkner 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.180.17-1) The inscriptions below this large image (almost a metre wide) indicate the title and the artists involved, and describe the print as “engraved for the Art
Geller, William Overend (c.1790-1849?; British), after Solari, Andrea (1460-1524; Italian) Ecce Homo (1845) Mezzotint Gift of Joseph Herring, by 1865 National Gallery of Victoria (p.189.6-1) Solari (also called Solario) was an important Milanese follower of Leonardo da Vinci. The authoritative 1987 catalogue by D.A.Brown apparently lists his paintings of the Ecce Homo in Philadelphia and Leipzig as
Unknown after Lake Price, William (1810-96; English) A Brace of Birds Photogalvanograph, c.29.2 x 24.4 cm Gift of E.L.Grundy, 1868 National Gallery of Victoria (p.178.7-1) Lake Price, regarded as an important innovator in mid 19th-century photography, trained as an architect with Pugin (see Pugin Oxford {1877} NGV [WT]), and then took up watercolour painting, printmaking and