National Gallery of Australia | Collection Video Tour | Nineteenth-century Australian art

National Gallery of Australia | Collection Video Tour | Nineteenth-century Australian art

The National Gallery of Australia is one of the world's most recently established national galleries. It opened to the public in 1982, after little more than a decade of collecting. The Gallery now holds the nation's largest and most valuable collection of art.

Episodes

John Glover, Mr Robinson’s house on the Derwent, Van Diemen’s Land c. 1838

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
John Glover (Great Britain 1767 – Australia 1849), Mr Robinson’s house on the Derwent, Van Diemen’s Land c. 1838. Oil on canvas, 48.2 x 98.0 cm. Purchased 2005.
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Conrad Martens, View from Rose Bank 1840

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Conrad Martens (Great Britain 1801 – Australia 1878), View from Rose Bank 1840. Oil on canvas, 46.8 x 65.2 cm. From the James Fairfax collection, gift of Bridgestar Pty Ltd 1993.
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John Lewin, Reed warbler 1805

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
John Lewin (Great Britain 1770 – Australia 1819), Reed warbler 1805 in Birds of New South Wales by John Lewin, Sydney: G. Howe (printer), 1813. Purchased 1996.
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Augustus Earle, Bungaree, a native of New South Wales c. 1826

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Augustus Earle (Great Britain 1793–1838), Bungaree, a native of New South Wales c. 1826. Oil on canvas, 68.5 x 50.5 cm. Rex Nan Kivell collection: National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
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G. W. Evans, Blighton Farm 1810

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
G. W. Evans (England 1780 – Australia 1852), Blighton Farm 1810. Watercolour, ink, pen and brush on paper, 10.0 x 18.0 cm (image), 18.4 x 26.6 cm (sheet). Purchased 1994.
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John Eyre (print after) Walter Preston (engraver), Port Jackson Harbour, in New South Wales: with a distant view of the Blue Mountains. Taken from South Head 1812

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
John Eyre (print after) Walter Preston (engraver) Absalom West (publisher), Port Jackson Harbour, in New South Wales: with a distant view of the Blue Mountains. Taken from South Head 1812 from Views in New South Wales, Sydney: West, 1812–14. Engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate, on paper, 22.2 x 37.9 cm (printed image), 27.4 x 40.5 cm (plate-mark). Purchased 2005.
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The Sydney Bird Painter, The white gallinule c. 1791–92

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
The Sydney Bird Painter (active Sydney c. 1790s), The white gallinule c. 1791–92. Watercolour, brush and ink on cream-laid paper, 32.5 x 30.0 cm (image), 47.3 x 30.0 cm (sheet). Purchased 2000.
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John Glover, Patterdale landscape with cattle c. 1833

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
John Glover (Great Britain 1767 – Australia 1849), Patterdale landscape with cattle c. 1833. Oil on canvas, 76.8 x 114.6 cm. Rex Nan Kivell collection: National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
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Alexander Schramm, Adelaide, a tribe of natives on the banks of the river Torrens 1850

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Alexander Schramm (Germany 1814 – Australia 1864), Adelaide, a tribe of natives on the banks of the river Torrens 1850. Oil on canvas, 86.7 x 130.2 cm. Purchased 2005.
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British makers on board the Rajah en route to Hobart, The Rajah quilt 1841

June 8, 2011 • 2 mins
British makers on board the Rajah en route to Hobart (Great Britain, dates unknown), The Rajah quilt 1841. Pieced-medallion style, unlined coverlet: cotton sheeting and chintz appliqué, silk thread embroidery, 325.0 x 337.2 cm. Gift of Les Hollings and the Australian Textiles Fund 1989.
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Benjamin Duterrau, Native taking a kangaroo 1837

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Benjamin Duterrau (Great Britain 1767 – Australia 1851), Native taking a kangaroo 1837. Oil on canvas, 121.5 x 167.5 cm. Purchased 1979.
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Alexander Dick, Tea service c. 1828

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Alexander Dick (Great Britain c. 1800 – Australia 1843), Tea service c. 1828. Silver and bone, 16.5 x 29.9 x 13.9 cm. Gift of David Wigram Allen 1979.
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J. M. Crossland, Portrait of Nannultera, a young Poonindie cricketer 1854

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
J. M. Crossland (Great Britain 1799–1858), Portrait of Nannultera, a young Poonindie cricketer 1854. Oil on canvas, 99.0 x 78.8 cm. Rex Nan Kivell collection: National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
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Robert Dowling, Mrs Adolphus Sceales with Black Jimmie on Merrang Station 1855–56

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Robert Dowling (Great Britain 1827–1886), Mrs Adolphus Sceales with Black Jimmie on Merrang Station 1855–56. Oil on canvas mounted on plywood, 76.0 x 101.5 cm. Purchased from the Founding Donor Fund 1984.
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J. W. Lindt, Mourners and dead house at Kalo, New Guinea 1885

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
J. W. Lindt (Germany 1845 – Australia 1926), Mourners and dead house at Kalo, New Guinea 1885. Carbon print, 88.0 x 120.0 cm. Purchased 2005.
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Eugene von Guérard, Purrumbete from across the lake 1858

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Eugene von Guérard (Austria 1811 – Great Britain 1901), Purrumbete from across the lake 1858. Oil on canvas, 51.0 x 85.5 cm.Purchased with funds from the Nerissa Johnson Bequest 1998.
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Isaac Whitehead, A Sassafras gully, Gippsland c. 1870

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Isaac Whitehead (Great Britain 1819 – Australia 1881), A Sassafras gully, Gippsland c. 1870. Oil on canvas, 99.0 x 132.1 cm. Rex Nan Kivell collection: National Library of Australia and National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
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Arthur Streeton, Golden summer, Eaglemont 1889

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Arthur Streeton (Australia 1867–1943), Golden summer, Eaglemont 1889. Oil on canvas, 81.3 x 152.6 cm. Purchased 1995.
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Arthur Merric Boyd, Gathering seaweed before the storm, Sandringham beach 1900

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Arthur Merric Boyd (Aotearoa New Zealand 1862 – Australia 1940), Gathering seaweed before the storm, Sandringham beach 1900. Watercolour and pencil on paper, 25.3 x 40.6 cm (image), 25.3 x 40.6 cm (sheet). Purchased 2006.
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Eugene von Guérard, North-east view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko 1863

June 8, 2011 • 1 min
Eugene von Guérard (Austria 1811 – Great Britain 1901), North-east view from the northern top of Mount Kosciusko 1863. Oil on canvas, 66.5 x 116.8 cm. Purchased 1973.
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