* Hobson St Elizabeth {1901} Loc? [WT]

Hobson, Cecil James (1874-1918; British) St Elizabeth Watercolour on paper, c.40.64 x 24.13 cm Purchased, 1901; de-accessioned and sold at auction, 1941 Unidentified; present location unknown The 1905 NGV catalogue notes that was one of the works selected by the Royal Academy in 1901 (for list, see Watercolours – Introduction). Little appears to be known about

* Hern Fishing Boats, Rhyl {1892} Loc? [WT]

Hern, Charles Edward (1848-93; Australian/English) Fishing boats, Rhyl Watercolour, c.45.72 x 73.66 cm Purchased, 1892; de-accessioned, 1950 Unidentified; present location unknown Another work bought from the 1892 Anglo-Australian Exhibition in Melbourne, this example was still listed in the NGV collection in 1914 and 1915, when it was recorded in the gallery’s annual reports as on

* Hegg Two flower paintings {1878} Loc? [WT]

Hegg, Teresa (1829-1911; Swiss) Two flower paintings Watercolour, each c. 43 x 33 cm Purchased 1878 Unidentified; present location unknown “Madame Hegg” (as she is described in the NGV’s Annual Report for 1878) commanded a substantial reputation during the 19th century. Her nationality is given variously as Swiss or British. She was a member of the British Royal

* Hall (J.) Twilight 1901 {1901} Loc? [WT]

Hall, Jessie (1858-1914/15; English) Twilight 1901 Watercolour on paper, c. 29.21 x 48.26 cm (11½” x 19”) Purchased, 1901; de-accessioned and sold at auction, 1950 Unidentified; present location unknown One of several watercolours bought on the recommendation of the British Royal Academy in 1901 (for a list, see Watercolours – Introduction), this work was auctioned

Gully Waimea Plains 1868 {1870} NGV [WT]

Gully, John (1819-88; English/New Zealander) Waimea Plains, near Nelson, New Zealand 1868 Watercolour on paper, 20.0 x 27.2 cm (image) Purchased 1870 National Gallery of Victoria (p.164.21-1) See also Gully Croixelles Harbour 1868 {1870} NGV [WT]. Refs. AR 1870, p.95; NGV 1894, p.44 (II.Stawell Gallery, no.5); NGV 1905, p.40 (II.Stawell Gallery, no.9) [£6/6] 

Gully Croixelles Harbour 1868 {1870} NGV [WT]

Gully, John (1819-88; English/New Zealander) Croixelles Harbour, near Nelson, New Zealand 1868 Watercolour, c.19.6 x 37.5 cm (image) Purchased, 1870 National Gallery of Victoria (p.164.20-1) One of three landscape watercolours by Gully acquired for Melbourne in 1870. Refs.  AR 1870, p.95; NGV 1894, p.49 (II.Stawell Gallery, no.31); not in NGV 1905 [£6/6]

* Guardabassi L’Elemosina {1883} Loc? [WT]

Guardabassi, Guerrino (1841-93; Italian) L’Elemosina Watercolour, c.53.5 x 33 cm Purchased, 1883; evidently de-accessioned later; last recorded at auction in Melbourne, Dec.2009 Present location unknown [photo at right: work as auctioned in Melbourne, 2009] This is one of five watercolours by Guardabassi bought in Melbourne in 1883, together with several views of Rome by Gigli.

Gill Stockmen (Morning) 1871 {1872} SLV [WT]

Gill, S.T. (1818-80; English/Australian) Stockmen (Morning) 1871 Watercolour, pencil, ink and gum Arabic on buff paper, 16.7 x 35.6 cm Purchased, 1872 State Library of Victoria (H5260) This drawing and Gill Stockmen (Noon) 1871 {1872} SLV [WT] reprise imagery from Gill’s Australian Sketchbook of 1864.  Refs. AR 1872, p.21; NGV 1894, p.112 (V.Buvelot Gallery, 3rd bay, no.9);

Gill Bushrangers’ Camp [#2] {1872} SLV [WT]

Gill, S.T. (1818-80; English/Australian) Bushrangers’ Camp (c.1871) Watercolour, pencil and ink on buff paper, 19.2 x 24.3 cm (oval) Purchased, 1872 State Library of Victoria (H5265) This work and Gill Bushrangers’ Camp [#1] 1871 {1872} SLV [WT] form a pair. Refs.  AR 1872, p.21; NGV 1894, p.112 (V.Buvelot Gallery, 3rd bay, no.11); not listed in NGV 1905 

Gill Bushrangers’ Camp [#1] 1871 {1872} SLV [WT]

Gill, S.T. (1818-80; English/Australian) Bushrangers’ Camp [#1] 1871 Watercolour, pencil and ink on buff paper, 19.1 x 24.0 cm (oval) Purchased, 1872 State Library of Victoria (H5264)   One of the Gill watercolours recorded as purchased by the joint trustees (NGV/Public Library) in 1872: see Gill Overlanders {1872} SLV [WT], etc. The present work and Gill Bushrangers’ Camp

Gill Near Geelong 1867 {1872} SLV [WT]

Gill, S.T. (1818-80; English/Australian) Near Geelong 1867 Watercolour and varnish on buff paper, 17.2 x 25.5 cm Purchased, 1872 State Library of Victoria (H5261) A bullock team is prominent in the middle ground of this work, which appears to have become badly discoloured. Refs. AR 1872, p.21; NGV 1894, p.112 (V.Buvelot Gallery, no.14); not listed in

Gill Overlanders {1872} SLV [WT]

Gill, S.T. (1818-80; English/Australian) Overlanders (c.1860) Watercolour, 20.0 x 24.8 cm (oval) Purchased, 1872 State Library of Victoria (H1452) This sketch was bought at the same time as several other water-colours by Gill, celebrating/mythologizing the lives of Australian stockmen, bushrangers etc. (see e.g. Gill Bushrangers’ Camp [#1] 1871 {1872} SLV [WT]). Gill also made a colour

Giles Loch Avon {1871} NGV [WT]

Giles, James (1801-70; Scottish) Loch Avon, Highlands of Scotland Watercolour, 44.8 x 67.6 cm Purchased 1871 National Gallery of Victoria (p.165.3-1) Giles, a member of the Royal Scottish Academy, was a portraitist and landscape-painter. This work bears out Mallalieu’s expert opinion that, while traditional, “his full water-colours show great beauty of colour and composition…” Refs.