Gauci, Maxim (1774-1854; Maltese/English) (?) George Augustus Robinson Lithograph, c.37.1 x 25.6 cm Acquired by 1865 Present location unknown Robinson (1791-1866), a builder by trade, and a devout Christian and lay preacher, migrated to Hobart in 1824. In 1828, he was appointed by Lt-Governor George Arthur to attempt a “conciliation” between Tasmanian settlers and the
Hymans, Henri (1836-1912; Belgian), after Induno, Gerolamo (1825-90; Italian) Popolane di Roma {sic} Engraving Presented by the Belgian government, 1868 Present location unknown Hymans, besides being a print-maker, was also an art historian and curator of prints at the Bibliothèque royale in Brussels. Induno studied at the Brera Academy in his native Milan from 1839-46
Meunier, Jean Baptiste (1821-1900; Belgian), after Madou, Jean Baptiste (1796-1877; Belgian) L’Arquebusier Engraving, c.46.8 x 39.7 cm Presented by the Belgian government, c.1868 Present location unknown Madou worked as a genre painter and print-maker. Meunier was a noted Belgian etcher; he also taught his brother Constantin (1831-1905), a sculptor and realist painter, and his son
Desvachez, David Joseph (1822-1902; Belgian) after Raphael (1483-1520; Italian) La vierge au livre [Conestabile Madonna] Engraving, c.45 x 112 cm Presented by the Belgian Government, probably 1868 Present location unknown Raphael’s tiny devotional painting dates from just before the artist moved from Umbria to Florence in 1504. Previously owned by the Conestabile family, Perugia (as noted