1880. Etching and aquatint on chine-collé, 25.4 x 17.5cm (image), 36.3 x 27cm (plate). From Cupid and Psyche (Opus V), plate 28. Ref: Singer #91. Cupid and Psyche is a love story about overcoming obstacles from the novel Metamorphoses written in the 2nd century by Apuleius. During the Renaissance his..... More
1880. Pair of hand-coloured wood engravings, 22.7 x 32.9cm; 24.4 x 22.3cm. Creases, repaired tears to edges, slight soiling and foxing. Captions for one image read “No. 1 General view: night attack by the police on the inn; No. 2 After the fight: Ned Kelly wounded, lying at the railway..... More
1878/1880. Colour lithograph, signed and dated in image with printer’s line and “The Art Union of Victoria” blindstamp lower right, 50.1 x 72.5cm. Repaired tears and perforations to image centre, upper left and edge, minor creases and scuffing. Printer’s line reads “Sands & McDougall Chromo Lithographers, Melbourne.” Held in NGV;..... More
1882. Etching on chine-collé, signed in plate lower left, 15.2 x 20cm. Discolouration to edges of margins. Illustration for the book, The Epic of Kings, Stories Retold from Firdusi by Helen Zimmern, 1882. Held in the British Museum collection. Chine-collé, a process developed in the 19th century, enabled artists to..... More
c1883. Wood engraving, titled and signed in block lower left and right, signed, dated and titled in pencil in lower margin, 21.2 x 31.5cm. Minor crinkles overall, slight glue stains and foxing to margins, old mount burn. Title continues “le 29 7bre [sic] 1820.”. More
![Item #CL187-54 The Proposed Wharfage Improvements, [Sydney] NSW. After A. C. Cooke,...](/pictures/thumb/CL187-54.JPG?v=1496122615)
1883. Colour lithograph, 44.7 x 88.5cm. Trimmed borders, repaired missing portions to upper edge, stains to left portion of image. Laid down on acid-free backing. Published by Gibbs, Shallard & Co. in the Illustrated Sydney News, September 29, 1883. Originally surrounded by business advertisements, as seen in NLA. More
1883. Colour lithograph, 11 panels, each numbered consecutively, two are initialled “L.H.” or “L. Hop”, 45.5 x 57.1cm (sheet). Old folds, slight foxing, repaired minor tears to margins. Laid down on acid-free paper. Text includes “Supplement to the Christmas number of the The Bulletin, Sydney NSW, 1883.” “Reginald’s Wooing” tells..... More
1883. Colour lithograph, six panels, text including date and printer’s line above and below image, 41.7 x 57.1cm (sheet). Old folds, slight foxing, repaired minor tears to edges. Text continues “Dec. 1883. Gibbs, Shallard & Co., chromo printers, Sydney.” Captions for the six views read (1) Who’s for Manly?; (2)..... More
1884. Etching with drypoint, artist “Edward Coombes” [sic], date, and etcher’s signature in image lower left to right, kangaroo remarque and signed by etcher in pencil in platemark below image, 27.8 x 54cm. Missing portions and repaired tears to left edge of image and margin, repaired perforations to image upper..... More
1885. Colour lithographs, illustrated story, consisting of 23 panels over 4 pages, 44.7 x 28.5cm (paper).Missing portion to lower left, small tears to edges, slight foxing. The story covers an English visitor’s “colonial and gold mining experience” in the outback at Cooper’s Creek, South Australia. More
![Item #CL169-44 [Views Of Old Sydney]. John Sands Ltd, fl. Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL169-44.JPG?v=1492491006)
1886. Colour lithograph, captions under each of four panels in image, printer’s line in image lower centre, 41.6 x 51.2cm. Old vertical fold with repaired tears. Period frame. Captions read “Settlement at Port Jackson, 1788; Sydney in 1802; The Old Tank Stream, (looking towards Sydney Cove), [1842]; Sydney in 1886.”..... More
![Item #CL166-83 [Old Boats]. Livingston Hopkins, American/Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL166-83.JPG?v=1492486456)
1886. Etching, signed and dated in plate lower right, 12 x 16.4cm. Minor stains to margins. Held in the National Gallery of Australia collection. More
![Item #CL166-152 At Phillip Island [Victoria]. Tom Roberts, Australian](/pictures/thumb/CL166-152.JPG?v=1492487786)
1886/later printing. Etching, titled, dated and signed “Tm Rb” in plate lower left to right, 11.3 x 17.6cm. Minor paper loss and glue verso. Ref: Topliss #760. Roberts produced only five etched images during his career. Roberts’ original prints are rarely available for sale. More
1886. Lithograph, captioned “Richard Wagner” in image upper centre, 23.2 x 15.1cm. Soiled margins. From the series of illustrations on the work of composer Richard Wagner. Ref: Mason #61. More
![Item #CL169-48 House At Randwick [Normanhurst] For H. Oxenham, Esq](/pictures/thumb/CL169-48.JPG?v=1492491008)
1887. Hand-coloured photo-lithograph, initialled “E.B.C.” and dated in block lower right, text throughout image, 18.9 x 25.8cm. Minor foxing and old mount burn. Text includes “The Australasian Builder and Contractor’s News, May 21, 1887. John Kirkpatrick..., Architect.” The mansion, Normanhurst, was built in 1887 in Alison Road, Randwick, NSW, on..... More
1887. Hand-coloured lithograph, text with date and title in image, 18.9 x 24.5cm. Slight foxing overall, minor tears and crinkles to margins. Text includes “The Australasian Builder and Contractor’s News, May 21, 1887. Messrs Backhouse & Haslam, Architects.” The competition was won by architect John Smedley for a more modest..... More
1888. Colour lithograph, signed and dated with text including title in image lower centre, 57.1 x 37cm. Minor crinkles and folds with cracking to image, slight tears to lower edge. Framed. Text includes “This picture is the copyright property of the proprietors of the Town and Country Journal.”. More
1888. Duo-toned wood engraving with hand-colouring, artist’s name in block lower right, text including title in block below image, 17.8 x 22cm. Crease and repaired tear to right edge of image and margin, old mount burn. In original frame. Title continues “26th January, 1788.“ Text reads “Issued as a coloured..... More
1888. Lithograph, text including title below image, 15.9 x 21.7cm. Slight stains and crinkles overall, minor tears to margins. Text includes “W. Wormal, Architect.” The mansion was built around 1885 for Joseph Davies, the brother of Sir Matthew Davies, Mentone’s founder. Ref: NLA, Kingston Historical Society. More
![Item #CL187-57 Panoramic View Of Liverpool Shewing [Sic] Moorbank Estate Photographed From...](/pictures/thumb/CL187-57.JPG?v=1496122621)
c1888. Tinted lithograph, text including title above and below image, 18.2 x 54cm. Old fold as issued, repaired minor perforations or tears and minor foxing to margins. Laid down on acid-free tissue. Text reads “Moorbank Album, [pp] 34-35. Boyd & King, Auctioneers, 96 Pitt Street, Sydney.” Ref: SLNSW. More
1889. Etching, signed and dated in plate lower right, 12 x 16.2cm. Minor soiling and old mount burn to margins. Held in NGA. Livingston York Yourtee “Hop” Hopkins was an American illustrator who became a major Australian cartoonist, working for The Bulletin during the time of the Federation of Australia..... More
1889. Hand-coloured lithograph, signed “J.S.E. Ellis” and dated “10.9.89” in image lower right, text throughout image, 32.9 x 20.6cm. Slight foxing overall, stains to margins. Text includes “Messrs Ellis & Slatyer, Architects. The Building and Engineering Journal, Sept. 28, 1889.” Image includes floor plan. The building is located on 1-5..... More
![Item #CL187-58 [Australian Flora And Fauna Supplements]. Ellis Rowan, Aust](/pictures/thumb/CL187-58_1.JPG?v=1496122622)
c1888-1889. Four colour lithographs, two with dates of publication and all with text in margins, each with artist’s signature and title in image, sizes range from 57.5 x 39.6cm to 58.4 x 40.1cm. Repaired tears, minor stains, creases, old folds, one with small tear to image upper right (Australian Birds)..... More
1889. Colour lithograph with letterpress in two unjoined sheets, text including printer’s line and date throughout, 101.4 x 76cm (per sheet). Minor tears to edges and old folds, slight foxing, creases. Text includes “An illustrated fortnightly journal. Nov. 23, 1889. Office: 15 Hamilton Street, Sydney. Phillip-Stephan Photo-litho. & Typographic Process..... More
1890. Lithograph, butterfly monogram in image centre left, 16.7 x 17.3cm. Publisher’s line trimmed from upper margin, minor soiling and creases, missing portion to lower right corner. Published by T.R. Way for The Whirlwind: A Lively and Eccentric Newspaper, Nov. 15, 1890 in an edition of 500 to 1,000. The..... More