1893. Pen and ink with wash and slips of newsprint, signed in ink lower right, captioned throughout image, publishing annotations including date “April 1st 1893” in crayon and ink on lower right corner of image, 47.1 x 28.9cm. Foxing and soiling overall, tears to edges of image, creases, pinholes and..... More

c1894. Ink and wash with affixed slips of letterpress and postage stamp, signed lower left, titled on backing verso, 44 x 28.9cm. Foxing, soiling, laid down on original backing. The centre panel depicts the character “The Little Boy from Manly”, created by Hopkins in 1885 in relation to the Sudan..... More

1895. Oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 54.3 x 23.9cm. Pinhole to upper right corner, slight soiling. Framed. This painting was exhibited at the Royal Art Society of NSW in 1895, as referenced in their catalogue. Sydney-born Alfred Ernest Starkey was the youngest son of a wealthy soft-drink..... More

1896. Watercolour on card, monogrammed in watercolour, dated and titled in faint pencil below image, 40.5 x 24.5cm. Pinholes, creases and slight foxing. Frank Prout Mahony was the first Australian-born artist whose work was purchased by the Art Gallery of NSW. He was a well-known illustrator during the latter part..... More

c1897. Group of six watercolours, one dated and most titled and initialled “M.D.T.” in pencil lower left to right, some annotated or numbered in various hands in pencil verso, sizes range from 11 x 14.3cm to 20.4 x 27cm. Foxing and mount burn overall. Titles read: (a) Abyssynian dwelling, Jerusalem..... More

c1898. Watercolour with pencil, signed “H. Stuart Wilson [fl. 1890-1902]”, dated and titled lower left to right, 23.2 x 36.4cm. Slight foxing and discolouration overall. Framed. Erroneously dated “1880” in title, as the Hereward was wrecked in 1898. More

1867-1898. Group of seven watercolours, all titled and some dated in pencil below image or verso, some initialled “H.G.” in pencil below image, 18.8 x 16.8cm to 18.4 x 25.7cm (approx. each). Slight foxing, soiled margins, some laid down on old backing, paper remnants verso, old mount burn. Titles read..... More

c1900. Crayon drawing, 21 x 26.1cm (paper). Slight soiling including fingerprint lower right, repaired minor tear upper left, laid down on old backing. A possible study for commedia dell’arte, a theatrical art form based on traditional characters wearing masks in improvised comic scenarios. It began in Italy in the 16th..... More

c1900. Watercolour with gouache, signed lower left, annotated and titled verso, 27.8 x 17.8cm. Slight wear to edges. Annotation reads “New Zealand set (6), No. 1 to pair with No. 2, Maoris – Old Order.” Australian-born Federation-era painter, illustrator and Bulletin cartoonist, Frank Mahony is best known for images of..... More

c1900. Oil on canvas, 44.5 x 53cm. Slight perforations to image edges and paint loss to lower portion, minor soiling to upper portion of image. Period frame. More

1901. Ink drawing, signed and dated “Feb. 18, 1901” lower left, 13.2 x 10.1cm. Old mount burn. More

c1902. Pen and ink, signed lower left, titled and annotated in ink and dated “paid 17-10-02 [or 04]” in pencil in another hand verso, 23.5 x 18cm. Paper loss to image upper right and edges, slight stains and creases, old mount burn. Annotation reads “Kind lady: ‘And so your father..... More

c1904. (1) Sandy Is Wanted, 1904. Ink and wash, signed lower right and captioned below image, dated “18.4.04” with publishing annotations in pencil verso, 17.4 x 25.5cm. Slight stains, surface loss, pinholes to margins. (2) Father Of Triplets, c1904. Ink and wash, signed lower left and captioned below image, publishing..... More