New Entries since July 2020

NewsBy John Gregory23 September 2020

[photo: detail of photograph of Picture Gallery, MPL, 1872 (SLV H96.160/1793)]   Before Felton is an evolving rather than static record of the rich array of visual material acquired for the Melbourne collection prior to 1905. Taking advantage of the online format, corrections and new entries are added as new information becomes available. Visitors are

Major new additions

NewsBy John Gregory11 September 2020

[photo: Charles Nettleton: Sculpture Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, albumen silver photo, c.1872, detail (SLV H96.160/1789)]   Two major groups of entries have been added since this site was launched in July 2020: Illustrated Books, a new category. Initially, the books catalogued have been limited to significant examples acquired up to 1861 (with linked artist