c1870-1871. Two pencil drawings, each initialled “R.A.T.”, titled “Elerslie [sic]” and dated lower left or right, 9.3 x 17.5cm and 15.8 x 23.8cm. Minor foxing. Rosalie Ann Thorne was reputedly a pupil of Conrad Martens. She was a friend of his daughter, Rebecca Martens (Aust.,1836-1909), who was also her mentor..... More

1873. Watercolour and gouache, signed and dated in ink lower right, 32.7 x 23.2cm. Repaired tears to upper left corner, repaired tears and missing portion to centre of lower edge. Influenced by his teacher John Skinner Prout and by Conrad Martens, Elyard’s preferred subjects were picturesque buildings, street scenes and... More

1874. Pencil drawing with watercolour, captioned and dated “4/Oct./74” lower left to right, 11.8 x 20cm. Discolouration, stains, missing portions to edges not affecting image. More

1877. Pencil drawing with white highlight and wash, panorama in two parts, captioned centre right, initialled and dated “11/8/77” lower right, 12.4 x 29.4cm. Slight creases to joined edges, soiling to image upper centre and lower right, minor foxing. Laid down on acid-free paper. From a sketchbook with two different... More

1880. Oil on board, signed lower right, titled, dated and signed in ink verso, 24 x 15.5cm. Framed. European-trained George Alphonse Collingridge de Tourcey was a prominent wood engraver, painter, teacher and historian. Along with his brother, Arthur, he co-founded the Royal Art Society of NSW in 1880, and the... More

c1880s. Watercolour with gouache, signed “G.W. Whiter” in pencil lower left, titled in ink in another hand on original accompanying label mounted below image, 43.2 x 59cm. Minor paper loss to image edges. One of the last ships built for the New Zealand Shipping Company, the Scottish-built Wanganui made her..... More

c1880-1885. Pencil drawing, signed “H. Perring” lower right, artist, caption, date and text on typed label attached to frame verso, 15.7 x 20.7cm. Tear to image upper left, slight foxing, old folds. Framed. Text verso reads “Sectional sketch of a ‘huaca’ or Inca or Indian burial mound as opened on..... More

c1887. Pen and ink, signed lower right, captioned in ink in image and in pencil below, 27.5 x 45.7cm. Minor perforations, paper loss and repaired tears, slight foxing and ink stains. Laid down on acid-free paper. Captions in ink read “Centennial graveyard scheme” and “Payment of Members Bill.” The two..... More

c1888. Collection of 13 pencil drawings, each titled in pencil lower centre, 9.6 x 9.5cm to 11.7 x 20.1cm. Minor foxing. Titles read: 1. City Walk, Pekin [sic]; 2. Pekin; 3. Ming Tombs, Pekin; 4. The Great Wall, China; 5. Pagoda near Canton; 6. Canton; 7. Bogue Forts, Canton River;... More

c1890s. Watercolour, 31.3 x 19.5cm. Repaired tears, crazing and creases, stains, paint loss, original backing. More

c1890s. Oil on canvas, typed caption on accompanying label, 29.1 x 37.7cm. Slight surface loss to edges and crazing overall, laid down on archival backing, new stretcher. In period frame. Caption reads “Tsinan - 1886/1909. 2269 tons, built by Scotts for China Navigation Co. for the China/Australia trade. 1909 sold... More

c1830s/1890s. Watercolour with pencil, 33.6 x 56.1cm. Foxing overall, slight tears, surface loss, paper remnants, missing portions and old mount burn to edges of image. In 1888 there was renewed interest in the history of Australia due to the centenary of British settlement, and pictures depicting early views of Sydney... More