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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Arthur Merric Boyd, Gathering seaweed before the storm, Sandringham beach 1900

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.

Alexander Schramm, Adelaide, a tribe of natives on the banks of the river Torrens 1850

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.

John Lewin, Reed warbler 1805

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.

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

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.

G. W. Evans, Blighton Farm 1810

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.

Augustus Earle, Bungaree, a native of New South Wales c. 1826

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.

Conrad Martens, View from Rose Bank 1840

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.

John Glover, Patterdale landscape with cattle c. 1833

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.

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

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.

British makers on board the Rajah en route to Hobart, The Rajah quilt 1841

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.

Alexander Dick, Tea service c. 1828

Benjamin Duterrau (Great Britain 1767 – Australia 1851), Native taking a kangaroo 1837. Oil on canvas, 121.5 x 167.5 cm. Purchased 1979.

Benjamin Duterrau, Native taking a kangaroo 1837

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.

J. M. Crossland, Portrait of Nannultera, a young Poonindie cricketer 1854

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.

Robert Dowling, Mrs Adolphus Sceales with Black Jimmie on Merrang Station 1855–56

Emma Minnie Boyd (Australia 1858–1936), The quail shooter 1884. Watercolour on paper, 17.3 x 25.6 cm (image), 17.3 x 25.6 cm (sheet). Purchased 2006.

Emma Minnie Boyd, The quail shooter 1884

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