Powers, Longworth (1835-1904; US/Italian) & others Photographs of sculpture, antiquities and buildings in Italy (mostly in Rome) Album of 82 albumen silver photographs Gift of Henry Coathupe Mais, c.1888 State Library of Victoria (PCLTWEF 26) [reproduction: unknown photographers: 4 views of ancient and modern Rome (un-numbered folio)] These photographs were collected in Europe during the
Photographs included in this catalogue: Powers & others: Photographs of Rome etc. {c.1888} SLV [PH] Powers & others: Views of Florence {c.1888} SLV [PH] [reproduction: Longworth Powers photograph of Hiram Powers’ The Last of the Tribes (H2006.109/4)] The son of noted US sculptor Hiram Powers (1805-73), Longworth was presumably named after Nicholas Longworths, a Cincinnati businessman who was
Powers, Longworth (1835-1904; US/Italian), & others Views of Florence Album of 37 albumen silver photographs Gift of Henry Coathupe Mais, c.1888 State Library of Victoria (H87.149/1-37) [reproduction: Longworth Powers: Monument to Indian Prince (H87.149/10) This album was compiled by Mais following his 1882-83 trip to Sri Lanka, Egypt and Europe (see donor entry). Most of
Haghe, Louis (1806-85; Belgian/English), after Roberts, David (1796-1864; Scottish) The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt & Nubia (1842-49) 250 coloured lithographs in 6 volumes Purchased by 1860 State Library of Victoria (Rare Books collection) [photo: Church of the Annunciation, Nazareth (Vol.1, pl.31)] This substantial collection, published in two 3-volume sets, with accompanying explanatory texts, was acquired
Pre-Felton material donated by Thompson: Frith Syria & Palestine {1860} SLV [PH] Frith Ancient Egypt {c.1870} SLV [PH] Frith Modern Egypt {c.1870} SLV [PH] Thompson is recorded as having donated these collections of Frith’s photographs of the Middle East to the Melbourne Public Library during its opening decades, apparently in response to specific requests from Melbourne’s Trustees. Later known as a
Albums of photographs donated to the pre-Felton collection by Mais: Powers (L.) & others: Photographs of Rome etc. {c.1888} SLV [PH] Powers (L.) & others: Views of Florence {c.1888} SLV [PH] Skeen & others: Pompei {sic} and Paris {c.1888} SLV [PH] Mais, a professional engineer, migrated from England in 1850, and subsequently held a number of senior railways and
Batchelder & Co. (active c.1856-95; Australian), & others Fasti Victorienses: a collection of cabinet photographs of Victorian men of the ‘fifties and ‘sixties 72 albumen silver cartes-de-visite and 3 photographs, compiled by the Trustees of the Melbourne Public Library; album, 44 x 33.5 cm Acquired c.1865 State Library of Victoria (PCLTAF 229 [H92…]) [reproduction: portrait of Sir
Unknown artist Captain Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier, R.N. Watercolour on card, visible image 55 x 45.2 cm (oval), in frame 100 x 85 cm Presented by W.S.Magee 1882 State Library Victoria (acc.no.5203), accessioned 1934 The inscription on the frame runs, in full: ‘Captain Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier, R.N. / H.M.Ship “Terror,” lost at the North
Shepherd, Charles (active 1858-78; English), & Robertson, Arthur (details unknown) Collection of 18 Views of Agra, Delhi and Lucknow Albumen silver prints, c.25.3 x 35 cm Purchased 1875 (?) State Library of Victoria (H91.172/1-18) [reproduction: Buildings in the Garden of the Hooseinabad Emambara, Lucknow (H91.172/7)] This set of prints is catalogued by the SLV as bought
Walter, Carl (1831-1907; German/Australian) Portraits of Coranderrk Aboriginals 1866 Albumen silver photographs Presented by the Commissioners of the Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition, 1866 State Library of Victoria (H91.1/1-107) [photo: Johnny – age 13 – Jim Crow Tribe (H91.1/74)] This set of images of just over 100 members of the community at Conanderkk, near Healesville, was shown at the 1866
Watkins, Carleton (1829-1916; United States) Album of photographs of Yosemite, Oregon etc. (c.1861-71) Albumen silver photographs, various sizes Presented by Frederick Wright, 1871 State Library of Victoria (H87.204) [reproduction: Cathedral Spires, Yosemite (H87.204/16)] Watkins, a native of New York, moved to California in 1851 in search of gold, and then took up photography. His iconic
Skeen, William Louis Henry (1847-1903; English), & others Pompei {sic} and Paris (1882-83) Album of photographs, each folio c.48 x 65 cm Presented by Henry Coathupe Mais, c.1888 State Library of Victoria (H87.137/1-126) [reproduction: Unknown photographer: Militaria at the base of the Sphinx, Cairo, fol.35] This is one of several groups of photographs collected by Mais during his travels in 1882-83,
Macpherson, Robert (1817-72; Scottish) Photographs of Rome, Volumes 1-4 (1858-62) Four albums of albumen silver photographs, each album 61.2 x 50.0 cm Purchased 1860 or 1861 State Library of Victoria (H90.150/1-168) [reproduction: Basilica of Constantine, Roman Forum (H90.150/36)] Macpherson moved to Rome in 1840, working initially as a painter and art dealer. During this period, he discovered Michelangelo’s unfinished
Works included in this catalogue Johnstone, O’Shannessy & Co. Sir George Verdon {1896} SLV [PH] “Oval Portrait” series (nos. 17, 21, 26, 28) The photographic firm of Johnstone, O’Shannessy & Co. was founded by Henry James Johnstone (b.1835), a flamboyant character who was also a popular painter. In the late 1870s, he returned to England, via the USA, leaving
Johnstone, O’Shannessy & Co. (active c.1862-1905; Australian) Sir George Verdon (c.1890) Gelatin silver photograph, 57 x 42 cm Purchased 1896 State Library of Victoria (H17281) NGV 1905 refers simply to “a photograph” of Verdon purchased in the year of his death (1896). However it seems probable that it was the formal portrait shown here. For further
Frith, Francis (1822-98; English) Photographs of Modern Egypt (1857) Album of 27 albumen silver prints, 36.3 x 29.3 cm Gift of Edward Thompson, c.1870 State Library of Victoria (H89.122/1-27) [reproduction: Tombs of the Mamelukes, Cairo (H89.111/9)] The contents of the present album are as follows (by folio number; titles noted in pencil below each photo; several are dated
Woolner, Thomas (1825-92; English) Charles Joseph La Trobe 1853 Plaster medallion, 33.6 cm diameter Signed and dated: T.Woolner Sc. 1853 Acquired by 1880 (?) State Library of Victoria (H141489) La Trobe, Victoria’s first governor (1851-54), was Woolner’s most important local patron between 1852 and 1854, when both men returned to England. This medallion, possibly the work
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Gustavus Vaughan Brooke [medallion] Medium and size unknown Acquired by 1880 Unidentified; location unknown This work and Summers (Charles) Gustavus Vaughan Brooke 1868 {1868} SLV [SC] both appeared separately in the 1880 NGV catalogue. Refs. NGV 1880, p.32 (under “Medallion Casts”)
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Sir Henry Barkly [medallion] Medium and size unknown Acquired by 1880 Unidentified; location unknown This work, possibly a plaster model for a profile medallion, and the same artist’s marble bust, Summers (Charles) Sir Henry Barkly 1864 {1865} SLV [SC], both appeared separately in the 1880 NGV catalogue. For the sitter, see linked entry.
Simonetti, Achille (1838-1900; Italian/Australian) Commodore James Goodenough [medallion] Medium and size unknown Presented by the sculptor (by 1880) Unidentified; location unknown Goodenough (1830-75) was appointed Commodore of the Royal Navy’s Australian station in Fiji in 1873. As the 1880 NGV catalogue puts it, he was “mortally wounded at Santa Cruz, by the Natives, 12th August 1875.” The
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Melbourne Intercolonial Exhibition Medal 1866 Plaster, c.22 cm in diameter Acquired by 1880 Location unknown (possibly Museum Victoria, transferred from NGV 1976) [photo: detail of gilt plaster example held by Museum Victoria] The NGV’s 1880 catalogue of “Statues & Busts in Marble and Casts,” under “Medallion Casts,” lists Summers’ medal without providing
Thomas, Margaret (1843-1929; English) Charles Horsley, Musician [medallion] Medium and size unknown Acquired by 1880 Unidentified; location unknown This work is listed in the NGV’s 1880 catalogue under “Medallion Casts,” but only scanty details are provided, and the work no longer appears to be extant. It may have been a plaster model. Horsley (1822-76) played a
Wyon, Joseph Shepherd (1836-73; English) Melbourne Exhibition Medal 1854 Medium unknown, c.6.4 cm in diameter Donated by W.Brown, by 1861 Location unknown (possibly Museums Victoria) The 1854 Melbourne Exhibition was staged in a purpose-built structure in William Street (on the site where Melbourne’s Royal Mint was built later). On a much smaller scale, both the enterprise and
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Sir James McCulloch [bust] Marble, 95 x 70 x 39 cm Bequeathed by Lady McCulloch, 1904 State Library of Victoria (H 39668); transferred from NGV, 1943 McCulloch (1819-93) emigrated to Victoria from Scotland in 1852. A businessman and parliamentarian, he was Premier of Victoria at various times between 1863 and 1877. From
Summers, Charles (1825-78; English) Lynceus and Hypermnestra 1876 Plaster, c.162.5 cm high Presented by Summers 1876; de-accessioned 1908 Location unknown [photo at right: group as shown in Philadelphia, 1876 (Library of Congress, Washington)] Summers researcher Jennie Maggs, to whom I am indebted for most of the information noted here, recently clarified the fact that this was
Scurry, James (1826-94; English/Australian) Charles Summers Plaster Donated by Scurry, 1884; de-accessioned 1908 Location unknown [photo: bust as shown at 1880-81 Melbourne exhibition] The bust of Summers donated by Scurry in 1884 was presumably identical with the sculpture he exhibited at the 1880-81 Melbourne International Exhibition. Many thanks to Summers researcher Jennie Maggs for alerting
Bedford’s photographs appear in the following albums included in this catalogue: Fenton, Bedford (F.) & others England and Wales {1860} SLV [PH] Fenton, Bedford (F.) & others Cathedrals and Abbeys in England and Scotland {1860} SLV [PH] Fenton & others Palaces, Castles & Seats in England {1860} SLV [PH] Bedford helped to found the Royal
Works included in this catalogue Ryall after Landseer Deer Stalkers returning {1868} NGV [PR] Ryall after Paton (J.N.) The Pursuit of Pleasure 1864 {by 1865} NGV [PR] Ryall, appointed historical engraver to Queen Victoria, reproduced paintings by many of his contemporaries. Refs. For Ryall, see Bénézit 12, p.176; AKL 100 (2018), p.207; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thomas_Ryall; and http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp10787/henry-thomas-ryall
Works included in this catalogue Reynolds (J.), after: Engravings 1820 {1858} SLV [IB] Purcell after Reynolds (J.) David Garrick {1868} NGV [PR] Smith (J.) after Reynolds (J.) Madona col bambino 1791 {1868} NGV [PR] Reynolds distinguished himself not only as a fine portrait-painter, but also as a precursor of the modern arts bureaucrat, especially as
This exhibition space, completed in 1893, was originally used to display watercolours, etchings and drawings, as well as some sculptures (NGV 1894, section II). A similar selection of works was shown there in 1905 (overview reproduced here from NGV 1905, p.80), with some additions, notably Herkomer Queen Victoria {1892} NGV [PA], prominent on the end