1851. Lithograph, titled in pencil in lower margin, 13.2 x 23.8cm. Foxing, stains, handling creases, missing upper left corner and portions of lower margin. More about Entrance To Government House

1853-1854. Punch’s Pocket Book was a “travel-sized” annual publication based on the British satirical magazine Punch. It included an almanac, cash account log, a daily diary, business information, short stories, poetry, and cartoons. The Pocket Book was illustrated by prominent illustrators, including John Leech. Ref: Bandeis Uni., USA. (1) [Punch’s..... More about Three etchings from two issues of <i>Punch’s Pocket Book</i>

1854-1855. Etching, initialled in plate upper centre, 14.5 x 26cm. Minor foxing overall, slight tears, perforations and stains to margins, old mount burn. Held in The Met, NY, with the comment “Whistler made his first etching while employed as a draftsman at the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey in Washington..... More about Sketches On The Coast Survey Plate

1855. Sheet music, engraved cover, facsimile signature of composer and singer Henry Russell in image lower left, 34 x 24.1cm (paper). Old paper tape and tears to edges, minor foxing to image, front sheet loose. Text reads “Musical Bouquet. Written and sung by Harry Lee Carter, in his entertainment of... More about Pull Away Cheerily! The Gold Digger’s Song

1856. Hand-coloured lithograph, initials “S.T.G.”, title and text below image, 10.3 x 17cm. Repaired minor tears and creases to corners, slight foxing and paper remnants to image upper centre, trimmed margins. Laid down on acid-free paper. Text continues “Allan & Wigley. Lith., Syd.” Held in NLA. “The Sydney Mechanics’ School..... More about School Of Arts, Pitt St, Sydney

1857/later printing. Cliché-verre, dated and signed in image lower left and lower right, 17.1 x 22.1cm (paper). Minor chips to corners, uneven margins. Ref: Melot #C65. Corot and other artists of the Barbizon school were the first, and most prolific, experimenters with cliché-verre, a technique that combines aspects of printmaking..... More about A Picnic In A Clearing

1859. Etching and drypoint, signed and titled in plate in lower portion, collector’s stamp “Max Blach, Wien” verso, 11.3 x 28cm. Tears and missing portions to edges of margins, old mount burn. Ref: Schneiderman #22, state vii/xii. Held in Art Gallery of NSW. More about Fulham [England

c1860s. Tinted lithograph, signed and titled in image lower left to right, 11.7 x 21.4cm. Slight creases to upper portion, stain to lower left corner. Framed. Held in National Library of Australia, listed with J. Degotardi & Co. as lithographer (John Degotardi (Aust., 1823-1882) was an important photographer and lithographer... More about Tarban Point And Mission House [Hunters Hill, NSW

1862/later printing. Etching, monogrammed upper left and artist’s name and printer’s line in plate below image, 10.8 x 8.9cm. Text reads “Peint et gravé [painted and engraved] par Manet, 1862. Imp. A[lfred] Salmon.” 2nd state. Ref: Harris #59. Charles Pierre Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a French poet, essayist and art critic..... More about Profile Portrait Of Charles Baudelaire

1863. Engraving with mezzotint on chine-collé, “Printsellers Association, DQZ” blindstamp and printer’s line in platemark below image, 78.4 x 48.8cm. Large crease to lower right corner, stains and repaired tears to margins and platemark. Text reads “Printed by McQueen.” Proof before letters. Held in British Museum, listing James Stephenson (1808-1886)..... More about Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

1864-1865/later printing. Etching, 17 x 12cm. Stain to image centre left. Printed from the original cancelled plate (second state). While Degas produced over 50 etchings, there were only a small quantity of lifetime impressions for each image. Ref: Delteil #15. More about Manet Seated, Turned To The Left

1867. Etching, initialled in plate lower left, text including artist’s name, date and title in plate below image, collector’s stamp verso, 19.5 x 10.6cm. Slight discolouration. Text reads “Frédéric Leighton, pinx. & sculp. Royal Academy 1867. Pastorale. Gazette de Beaux-Arts. Imp. Delâtre, Paris.”..... More about Pastorale

1868. Etching, annotated “Werrington”, signed and dated in plate lower left, 14 x 21cm. Slight foxing and discolouration to margins. Also known as La Rookery, edition of 350. Illustration to poem by Ernest D’Hervilly within the volume Sonnets et Eaux-Fortes. Held in the National Gallery of Australia and British Museum..... More about The Herd