May, Phil (1864-1903; English) “Loch and Key” 1888 Pen & ink on paper, 15.2 x 11.8 cm irreg. (image), 21.0 x 13.4 cm (sheet) Purchased, 1903 (advice of Bernard Hall) National Gallery of Victoria (130-2) NGV 1905 describes this drawing, published in The Bulletin, 18 August 1888, as a “portrait of Lord Loch at the time of the opening
May, Phil (1864-1903; English) “Jumps and Jim Jams: What Mr Brown saw last Christmas” 1888 Pen & ink on cream Bristol Board, 47.0 x 37.1 cm Purchased, 1903 (advice of Bernard Hall) State Library of Victoria (H30389) This elaborate caricature was published in the Christmas supplement of the Bulletin, 22 December 1888 (in the form of
May, Phil (1864-1903; English) Dishing his Enemies [Griffith’s Policy] 1888 Pen & ink on white paper laid down on card, 31.0 x 24.5 cm Purchased, 1903 (advice of Bernard Hall) State Library of Victoria (H30382) This satirical drawing, published on the front page of The Bulletin, 17 March 1888 (as reproduced below), shows a swagman puzzled by
May, Phil (1864-1903; English) The Diamond Doctor: ‘See how it sparkles’ [Dr James Beaney] 1888 Pen & ink on white paper laid down on board, 31.2 x 20.5 cm Purchased, 1903 (advice of Bernard Hall) State Library of Victoria (H30383) This drawing, published on the front page of The Bulletin, 29 Sept.1888 (reproduced below), depicts Melbourne
Works included in this catalogue May (P.) The Diamond Doctor 1888 {1903} SLV [DR] (Bulletin 29 Sept.1888) May (P.) Dishing his Enemies 1888 {1903} SLV [DR] (Bulletin 17 March 1888) May (P.) Jumps and Jim Jams 1888 {1903} SLV [DR] (Bulletin 22 Dec.1888) May (P.) Loch and Key 1888 {1903} NGV [DR] (Bulletin 18 Aug.1888) May (P.) Lord Carrington
Mahoney, James (1810-79; Irish) Pickwick finds Sam Weller Pencil and wash drawing on wood block, 8.0 x 11.7 x 2.3 cm Purchased, 1896 (advice of Joseph Pennell) National Gallery of Victoria (28-2) Sam Weller is shown here at his discovery by Mr Pickwick at London’s White Hart Inn, in Charles Dickens’ first novel The Pickwick Papers
Lindsay, Norman (1879-1969; Australian) My Ancestors 1903 Pen and ink over pencil on paper, 23.7 x 20.0 cm (image), 32.3 x 25.0 cm (sheet) Purchased, 1904 (advice of Bernard Hall) National Gallery of Victoria (193-2) The first drawing by Norman Lindsay bought for an Australian public collection, this work was chosen after Bernard Hall’s initial recommendation,
Leighton, Frederick (1830-96; English) Study for Elijah in the Wilderness (c.1877-78) Black and white chalk on brown paper, 17.4 x 16.0 cm (image), 19.2 x 17.5 cm (sheet) Purchased, 1897 (advice of Joseph Pennell) National Gallery of Victoria (38-2) In his introduction to the Annual Report for 1897, NGV Director Bernard Hall noted that this
Laugée, Désiré (1823-96; French) Edward Bulwer – Lord Lytton of Knebworth 1872 Charcoal, wash and pencil, 25 x 26.8 cm (sheet) Purchased 1881 National Gallery of Victoria (p.168.9-1) Like a number of other drawings shown in the international exhibitions held in Brisbane and Melbourne in 1880-81, this portrait was made for The Graphic. The sitter (1803-73),
Laer, Pieter van, also known as Bamboccio (1599-c.1642?; Dutch) Study of a Male Figure Red chalk, c. 30.5 x 28 cm Presented by Eliezer Montefiore, 1869 Unidentified; present location unknown Like the other Old Master drawings donated by Montefiore, this example no longer seems to be in the Melbourne collection, although other works by van Laer,
Keene, Charles (1823-91; English) Management 1868 Pen and ink Purchased, 1892 (advice of Bernard Hall) National Gallery of Victoria (p.431.6-1) This sketch was “selected by the Director from the Anglo-American Exhibition in 1892” (NGV 1905, also noting that it was published in Punch). It typifies Keene’s lively graphic style, widely admired in the later 19th and
Keene, Charles (1823-91; English) Interior of a Shop Pen & ink, c.11.43 x 16.51 cm Purchased, 1898 (advice of Joseph Pennell) National Gallery of Victoria (42-2) This sketch, in the vein of Whistler, is apparently from a sketchbook. Refs. AR 1898, p.26; NGV 1905, p.64 (II.Stawell Gallery, no.96: as Carpenter’s Shop; size given as 4½” x
Works included in this catalogue Keene Interior of a Shop {1898} NGV [DR] Keene Management 1868 {1892} NGV [DR] Keene’s black and white style was widely admired and influential in the later 19th and earlier 20th centuries. Adolf von Menzel, for instance (see Menzel Man’s Head 1886 {1895} NGV [DR]), is said to have subscribed to Punch purely for the
Kauffmann, Angelica (1741-1807; Swiss/Austrian) Cupid and the Three Graces Pen and wash, c.20 cm in diameter Gift of Eliezer Montefiore, 1869 Unidentified; present location unknown Kauffmann (also known as Kaufman) was a noted Neoclassical painter who worked mainly in London and Rome. Other works by or after her, acquired after 1905, are held in the
Houghton, Arthur Boyd (1836-75; English) Preparatory woodblock for Untitled (Mother, child and father seated on couch) Pencil and gouache on wood, 13.0 x 10.5 x 2.4 cm Purchased, 1897 (advice of Joseph Pennell) National Gallery of Victoria (27-2) The artist was best known for his wood engravings, of which the NGV holds several impressions, acquired
Holl, Frank (1845-88; English) The Deserter (1875) Pen and ink, brush and grey and black wash, heightened with white over traces of charcoal, 49.5 x 36.0 cm (image), 50.1 x 36.6 cm (sheet) Purchased, 1881 National Gallery of Victoria (p.168.16-1) This was one of the drawings originally made for The Graphic and purchased at the Melbourne
Works included in this catalogue Hodgson The Oban boat {1891} NGV [DR] * Hodgson Arab Prisoners 1870 {1871} Loc? [PA] The artist, elected to the Royal Academy in 1870, specialized in Orientalizing subjects such as the 1870 painting formerly in the pre-Felton collection. Refs. For the artist, see AKL 73 (2012), pp.476-77 and Bénézit 7, pp.158-59
Hodgson, John Evan (1831-95; English) The Oban boat (c.1876) Distemper drawing, c. 28 x 43 cm Purchased, 1891 National Gallery of Victoria (p.431.1-1) This work was listed in the gallery’s annual report for 1891 as a watercolour, and catalogued in NGV 1894 as a black and white drawing; the NGV’s current catalogue describes it as a distemper drawing.
Hodges, William (1774-97; English) or Webber, John (1751-93; English) (?) Native of Otaheite Chalk (?), c.63.5 x 45.72 cm Presented by the Hon. C.J.Ham, 1882 Unidentified; present location unknown This was one of the four drawings from James Cook’s voyages donated to the Melbourne collection in 1882, all of them regarded at the time as the
Hodges, William (1774-97; English) [A Man of] Mallicolo [Maleluka] 1774 Red chalk on card, 65 x 47.2 cm Presented by the Hon.C.J.Ham, 1882 State Library of Victoria (H5274) One of several drawings donated in 1882 as the work of John Webber, but now assigned correctly to Hodges (see references below). This example was made in
Hodges, William (1774-97; English) [A View of the South Entrance of Dusky Bay] 1773 Indian ink on tinted paper, heightened in white, 37.3 x 53 cm Presented by the Hon.C.J.Ham, 1882 State Library of Victoria (H5276) This drawing, one of several previously attributed incorrectly to John Webber, dates from Cook’s sojourn in New Zealand in
Hodges, William (1774-97; English) [A Party of Maoris in a Canoe] 1773 Indian ink on tinted paper, with added colour, 37.5 x 53 cm Presented by the Hon.C.J.Ham, 1882 State Library of Victoria (H5215) This was one of several prints and drawings relating to Captain James Cook’s voyages, presented to the Melbourne collection by Ham, mayor
Works included in this catalogue Hodges Party of Maoris in a Canoe 1773 {1882} SLV [DR] Hodges South Entrance of Dusky Bay 1773 {1882} SLV [DR] Hodges Mallicolo 1774 {1882} SLV [DR] * Hodges or Webber (?) Native of Otaheite {1882} Loc? [DR] For Hodges’ contribution as the main artist on Cook’s second voyage of 1772-75, see
Gregory, Charles (1840-98; English) Flight into Alexinatz, Servian War Brush and wash on paper, approx.29 x 48 cm Purchased, 1881 National Gallery of Victoria (p.168.14-1) Gregory was one of a number of British journalists and war artists noted for their reporting of the Serbo-Turkish War (1876-78), in which Serbia and Montenegro, fighting in support of
Green, Charles (1840-98; English) Sunday Afternoon in a Picture Gallery Pen and ink, wash, grey and white gouache on paper, 22.8 x 30.2 cm Purchased, 1881 National Gallery of Victoria (p.168.12-1) Like Green Holiday Time Afloat {1881} NGV [DR], this drawing was made for The Graphic, and bought from the 1881 Melbourne International Exhibition. Refs. AR
Green, Charles (1840-98; English) Holiday Time Afloat Pen & ink and wash Purchased, 1881 National Gallery of Victoria (p.168.17-1) Made for The Graphic, and shown at the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1881, this work was purchased with Green Sunday Afternoon in a Picture Gallery {1881} NGV [DR]. In general composition and some details, this drawing provides
Works included in this catalogue Green Holiday Time Afloat {1881} NGV [DR] Green Sunday Afternoon in a Picture Gallery {1881} NGV [DR] He contributed to The Graphic from its inception in 1869, and also illustrated novels by Charles Dickens and others. Refs. For Green, see AKL 61 (2009), p.217; Bénézit 6, pp.622-23; and Jim Davis, “First Bouquets,
Goodall, C. (details unknown) Two sketches (no details indicated) Acquired, 1872 Unidentified; present location unknown A mysterious pair of entries in the NGV’s unpublished pre-1905 acquisition list (under 1872) provides the only information available on these works. Attempts to identify an artist have proved fruitless to date. Edward Goodall (1819-1908) and his brother Frederick (1822-1904)
Gilbert, George Alexander (1815-before 1889; English/Australian), attributed to View of Grant Street, Ballaarat, 1856, from Lydiard Street, looking East 1856 Pencil and wash drawing, 8 x 11 cm (visible image), 23 x 33 cm (in glazed frame) Purchased, 1889 State Library of Victoria (H187) This drawing appears to be by the same hand as Gilbert (G.)
Gilbert, George Alexander (1815-before 1889; English/Australian), attributed to Ballarat from Golden Point – Black Hill in Distance 1856 Pencil and wash drawing, 8 x 11 cm (visible image), 28 x 33 cm (in glazed frame) Presented by J.F.Bailey, 1883 State Library of Victoria (H1880) Gilbert, documented as working in Australia from 1841 onwards, is plausibly suggested by