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
Works included in this catalogue (listed in presumed chronological order) Gill City Terminus of the M.& H.B. Railway 1854 {1868} SLV [PR] Gill Melbourne Exhibition Buildings 1854 {1868?} SLV [PR] Gill Toorak. The Residence of the Lieut.Govr.of Victoria 1854 {1868?} SLV [PR] Gill The Treasury, Melbourne 1854 {1868} SLV [PR] Gill Ballaarat from Mount Buninyong 1855 {1868?}
Works included in this catalogue Gigli The Colosseum {1883} NGV [WT] * Gigli Goldsmith’s Arch {1883} Loc? [WT] * Gigli Temple of Minerva {1883} Loc? [WT] * Gigli Temple of Vesta {1883} Loc? [WT] The NGV’s annual report for 1883 lists 4 watercolours of Rome by an artist named Gigli, purchased in Melbourne for 15 guineas each.
Works included in this catalogue * Fahey Sea Fog blowing over Oulton Broad 1887 {1892} Loc? [PA] Fahey The Farm 1890 {1892} NGV [WT] Fahey, the son of landscape painter James Fahey (1804-85), is described in NGV 1894 and 1905 as a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-Colours. Both works in the pre-Felton NGV
Works included in this catalogue Davies (H.) View on the River Yarra {1871} SLV [WT] * Davies (H.) The Wreck {1871} Loc? [WT] Born in Cornwall, Davies arrived in Melbourne by 1853. Initially, he was hailed as a fine water-colourist in the tradition of Turner, but later opinion was more critical, an 1863 reviewer describing
Works included in this catalogue Cook Near Arundel 1882 {1904} NGV [WT] * Cook Venice (Evening) 1889 {1892} Loc? [WT] Cook spent his childhood in Melbourne, having arrived in 1852, and studied at the National Gallery School under both Chevalier and von Guérard. Following his return to England in 1873, he led a long career as
Works included in this catalogue * Campi Emily {1876} Loc? [WT] * Campi Japanese {1876} Loc? [WT] Campi, a native of Milan, specialized in elegant society imagery; various examples still circulate on the international art market. [comparative work by Campi: The Perfect Rose (auctioned in 2007)] Refs. For the artist, see AKL 15 (1997), pp.625-26 and Bénézit
Works included in this catalogue (listed in chronological order) Buvelot Victorian scene {1904} NGV [WT] Buvelot Summer Afternoon, Templestowe 1866 {1869} NGV [PA] Buvelot Winter Morning, near Heidelberg 1866 {1869} NGV [PA] Buvelot Waterpool near Coleraine (sunset) 1869 {1870} NGV [PA] Buvelot Yarra Flats 1871 {1904} NGV [WT] Buvelot Between Tallarook and Yea 1880 {1902} NGV
Works included in this catalogue Burn Melbourne from the Domain 1871 {1891} SLV [PA] Burn [attrib.] Melbourne from the Old Sandridge Road {1901} SLV [WT] Burn, who migrated to Australia in 1853, painted a number of early Melbourne images, several included in the pre-Felton collection. Other examples, acquired later, are held in the NGV and
Unknown artist “Portfolio of 123 Wildflower drawings” Watercolours (?), details unknown Acquired 1872 Unidentified; present location unknown All that can be said with certainty about these works is that they appear in the NGV’s unpublished list of early acquisitions (under 1872) immediately after the 4 watercolours of Tasmanian wildflowers by “Miss Blythe,” here attributed to
Unknown artist/s Two views of Corinth Watercolour Presented by James Ledger, Esq., by 1865 Unidentified; present location unknown The 1865 NGV catalogue lists both works as watercolours, and the NGV’s unpublished list of pre-Felton acquisitions (PF) records them as “Sketch of Corinth” and “Drawing of Corinth.” The 1894 NGV catalogue includes only one work, describing
Unknown artist/s Five views of British Guiana Watercolours, various sizes Presented by William Webster Hoare, 1873 Unidentified; present locations unknown These watercolours are listed in the NGV’s annual report for 1873, and in NGV 1894, but without providing any details; they are not catalogued in NGV 1905. Refs. AR 1873, p.69; NGV 1894, pp.113-115 (V.Buvelot
Unknown artist (“J.T.S”) Hobson’s Bay, from the Signal Staff, Melbourne 1854 Watercolour on paper, 18.8 x 26.8 cm (mounted) Purchased, 1891 State Library of Victoria (H278) The SLV lists this work as accessioned in 1929, but it clearly corresponds with the watercolour catalogued in both NGV 1894 and 1905 as acquired in 1891. Neither the
Wehnert, Edward Henry (1813-68; English) Death of Jean Goujon 1847 Watercolour, c. 78.74 x 104.14 cm Purchased, 1874 Present location unknown The artist, of German heritage, favoured historical subjects; he is best known now for his illustrative work, and also for having taught the young Millais. A wood engraving of the present composition, by Wehnert’s associate William
Weedon, Augustus Walford (1838-1908; English) Changing pasture 1891 Watercolour over pencil with some scratching out and sponging out, 56.3 x 91.9 cm (sheet) Purchased, 1892 National Gallery of Victoria (p.432.5-1) Bought from the British Art Gallery, June 1892, after having been shown in the Anglo-Australian Exhibition, Melbourne. Refs. AR 1892, p.23; SB p.432; NGV 1894, p.45
Weedon, Augustus Walford (1838-1908; English) Glen Falloch 1882 Watercolour, c.43.18 x 73.66 cm Purchased, 1883 Present location unknown This work was purchased in Melbourne, according to NGV 1905, where it was illustrated, as shown here. Refs. AR 1883, p.33; NGV 1894, p.49 (II.Stawell Gallery, no.30; size given as 17 x 29 inches); NGV 1905, p.42 (II.Stawell
Watson, Thomas J. (1847-1912; English) Cottage scenery Watercolour, c. 22.86 x 33.02 cm (9” x 13”) Purchased, 1871 (advice of John Ruskin) Unidentified; present location unknown Like several other works recorded as bought on Ruskin’s advice in c.1871, this drawing no longer appears to be in the NGV collection. Reproductions of other examples by this
Varley, John (1778-1842; English) Moel Heboeg, near Snowden, North Wales (c.1818) Watercolour and pencil, 27.4 x 40 cm (sheet) Purchased, 1902 (advice of Bernard Hall) National Gallery of Victoria (115-2) For further details, provenance etc., see Varley Dolgelly near Barmouth 1818 {1902} NGV [WT]. Refs. AR 1902, p.18; NGV 1905, p.48 (II.Stawell Gallery, no.43; ill) [£7/7]
Varley, John (1778-1842; English) Dolgelly near Barmouth, North Wales 1818 Watercolour, gum arabic and scratching out, 27.0 x 40.1 cm (sheet) Purchased, 1902 (advice of Bernard Hall) National Gallery of Victoria (116-2) NGV 1905 notes that this work and Varley Moel Heboeg {1902} NGV [WT] – evidently a pair – were bought together in Melbourne, each for
Tommasi, Publio De (1849-1914; Italian) The Public Writer 1880 Watercolour, c.127 x 101.6 cm Purchased, 1881 Present location unknown [photo as reproduced in NGV 1894] This picturesque image of daily life in 19th-century Rome, bought from the 1880 Melbourne International Exhibition, was reproduced in the 1894 and 1905 NGV catalogues, as shown here. Works by this
Strutt, William (1825-1915; English) The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition: the first day’s order of march 1862 Watercolour, 12.4 x 49.2 cm (visible image) Presented by the artist, 1902 State Library of Victoria (H5107) The inscription below the image reads: “The Burke and Wills Exploring Expedition: the first day’s order of march: drawn from nature by William