c1819. Watercolour, 41.6 x 55cm. Some discolouration overall, slight foxing, repaired tears and paper loss to upper portion. Laid down on acid-free tissue. A number of similar watercolours by Lycett are illustrated in McCormick, First Views of Australia, 1788-1825, plates 209-212, dated 1819; including plate 110, which appears to depict..... More

c1840s. Pencil drawing, panorama format, captioned with suburbs and estates, 15.3 x 60.5cm. Pinholes, minor foxing to image centre, old folds. Captions mention the suburbs of Longueville and Northwood. More

1847. Oil on canvas, annotated “no. 4”, titled, signed and dated in ink on backing verso, annotated in another hand in ink on frame verso, 14.3 x 19.5cm. Minor crazing and soiling to surface. Framed. Annotation reads “Now the site of Rose Bay Convent.”. More

1869. Pencil drawing, titled, dated “November 5th, ‘69” and annotated “Copy C. Martens” lower right, 15.2 x 17.7cm. Missing portions to edges not affecting image. This drawing is most likely by Rosalie Ann Thorne (Aust., 1850-1927), reputedly a pupil of Conrad Martens. She was a friend of his daughter, Rebecca..... More

c1869-1871. Pencil drawing with watercolour, titled and annotated “copy C. Martens” in pencil lower left, 21.2 x 31.3cm. Tears and perforations. This drawing is by Rosalie Ann Thorne (Aust., 1850-1927), reputedly a pupil of Conrad Martens. She was a friend of his daughter, Rebecca Martens (Aust.,1836-1909), who was also her..... More

1876. Watercolour with white highlight, initialled “S.E.” and dated “28 Dec. ‘76” in pencil lower left, 22 x 34.3cm. Framed. “On 18 August 1868, at the age of fifty-one, Elyard retired from his position as second-class clerk in the public service on the grounds of ill-health and was given a...... More

c1874-1881. Pencil drawing, titled, dated “Sept. 1874-1881” and initialled “R.A.W.” [Rosalie Ann Watkins] lower right, 7.5 x 15.5cm. Slight foxing, minor missing portion to lower right corner not affecting image. Rosalie Ann Watkins, née Thorne, was reputedly a pupil of Conrad Martens. She was a friend of his daughter, Rebecca..... More

c1890s. Pair of oil paintings on concave tin, 32cm diameter (approx. each). Minor stains, chips to lower portion of one image. Velvet frames. One image shows Mosman Bay, the other a view of Sydney Harbour, with Fort Denison. More

c1912. Watercolour, titled with partially obscured signature “Wollaston Thomas” lower left, 56.3 x 88.7cm. In good condition. Framed. A tourer features in the foreground. Wollaston J. Thomas, a well-known artist of his day, is best remembered for his portrait of Australia’s first official war dog, Bushie. Originally from Wentworth Falls..... More

c1920s. Pencil drawing, signed lower left, 15.2 x 11.4cm. Repaired tears and glue remnants to borders. Laid down on acid-free paper. It is believed that items 145 and 146 were signed by Rees in 1975 for inclusion in an exhibition at the Lister Gallery in Perth, WA. These signatures are..... More

c1929. Watercolour with pencil, and accompanying linocut, which is signed and dated in pencil in lower margin, 27.2 m x 37.2cm (watercolour); 14.7 x 20cm (linocut). Framed watercolour. Repaired tears and missing portions to linocut, which is laid down on acid-free backing. These works are an outstanding example of Perry’s..... More

c1930s. Watercolour with pencil and white highlight, signed and titled in pencil lower left to right, 22.6 x 30cm. Minor paper remnants and stains to upper edge of image. The statue of Matthew Flinders, seen on the right, was moved to the Macquarie Street side of the library in the..... More

1931. Pencil drawing, titled by Evergood in pencil below image, signed by the artist’s great-niece Gael Hammer in pencil and stamped “From the studio of Miles Evergood” verso, 15.7 x 24.3cm. Minor stains to edges of image. Ref: GH169. More