Bonham Carter, Joanna Hilary (1821-65; English) Florence Nightingale Parian ware, size unknown Presented by George Bartrop, 1880 Unidentified; present location unknown This work is recorded in the gallery’s Annual Report for 1880 as made of “Parian marble” – a type of porcelain. (An account of this medium, noting its introduction by Copeland’s at Stoke-on-Trent in
Boehm, Joseph (1834-90; Austrian/English) St George and the Dragon 1887 Bronze, 3.22 x 2.15 x 3.39 m Purchased, 1888 State Library of Victoria (forecourt) First shown at the Royal Academy in 1887, this group was purchased for £1,000 from the 1888 Centennial International Exhibition held in Melbourne, together with Boehm Young Bull {1888} Melb. Showgrounds [SC]. Shane
Boehm, Joseph (1834-90; Austrian/English) Young Bull and Herdsman (c.1876?) Marble, size unknown Purchased, 1888; de-accessioned, 1941 Royal Melbourne Showgrounds This massive group was bought for £1,000, after having been shown at the Centennial Exhibition in Melbourne. Initially located in the Public Library’s Rotunda (for a photograph, see Sculpture – Introduction), it was later placed prominently in
Boehm, Joseph (1834-90; Austrian/English) [after] Bust of John Ruskin Plaster, 62.5 x 38 x 30 cm Presented, 1876 (?); de-accessioned and transferred to Geelong, 1943 Geelong Gallery (acc.no.1943.6) An influential critic of art and society in the Victorian era, Ruskin (1819-1900) briefly advised the NGV on purchases, in 1871-2. According to NGV 1894 and 1905,
Boehm, Joseph (1834-90; Austrian/English) [after] Bust of Sir Henry Cole 1875 Plaster, size unknown Presented, 1876 (?); deaccessioned and auctioned 1943 Unidentified; present location unknown NGV 1894 indicates that both this bust and Boehm [after] John Ruskin {1876?} Geelong [SC] were “cast and presented in 1876 by the Spence’s Metal Company of London.” The medium is described
Benzoni, Giovanni Maria (1809-73; Italian) Euterpe, the Muse of Lyric Poetry Marble, size unknown Presented by James Chapman, 1885; de-accessioned and presented to the City of Geelong West, 1941. Unidentified; present location unknown The 1894 and 1905 NGV catalogues both list this statue as a replica, but provide contradictory details. NGV 1894 indicates that the original
Benzoni, Giovanni Maria (1809-73; Italian) Four Seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn,Winter) Marble, sizes unknown Presented by Peter Davis, 1864; de-accessioned and presented to the City of Mildura, 1943; auctioned, 1952 Unidentified; present location unknown Benzoni’s Roman workshop generated replicas of many of his statues, including several sets of busts of the Seasons. The donor may have been
Ball, Percival (1845-1900; English) Right Rev.James Moorhouse White marble, 66.4 x 45.6 x 34.0 cm Presented by subscribers, 1890; transferred from the NGV to the SLV, 1943 State Library Victoria [H2022.39] [photo: bust as reproduced in NGV 1905] Moorhouse (1826-1915) succeeded Charles Perry as Anglican Bishop of Melbourne in 1876, and was the motivating force
Ball, Percival (1845-1900; English) Dean Macartney 1888 White marble, 65.0 x 44.5 x 31.5 cm Presented by subscribers, 1889; transferred from the NGV to the SLV, 1943 State Library of Victoria (H.2008.108) This work, signed by Ball, depicts the widely-admired Anglican Archdeacon of Melbourne, Hussey Burgh Macartney (1799-1894). According to Ridley (1995), the bust, commissioned
Ball, Percival (1845-1900; English) Bust of J.Cosmo Newbery Marble, size unknown Presented by subscribers, 1896 Museums Victoria (SH 980205.1) [1896 photo (SLV)] Newbery (1843-95), an industrial chemist by profession, was an acknowledged expert in mining technology and gold extraction. Born in Italy and raised in the United States, he arrived in Australia from London in