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Nicholas Chevalier b. 9 May 1828

Also known as N. Chevalier, N. C.
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Painter)
Painter, lithographer and illustrator born in St Petersburg, Russia. Resident of Melbourne, New Zealand and England. Chevalier was a leading and somewhat flamboyant figure in Melbourne art circles in the late 19th century. He was a founder member of the Victorian Society of Fine Arts.
  • Biographical Data b. 9 May 1828 St Petersburg, Russia
  • Biography 1 biography
  • Associates 36 people
  • Groups 2 groups
  • Works 24 works
  • Exhibitions 12 exhibitions
  • Collections 23 collections
  • Recognitions 3 recognitions
  • References 67 references
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England, UK
  • Royal Library, Windsor Castle, England
  • India Office Library, British Library, London, England, UK
  • Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand
  • Te Papa Tongarewa (National Art Gallery of New Zealand), Wellington, New Zealand
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
    Description

    The Art Gallery of Western Australia was founded in 1895. It is located in the Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge, with the Western Australian Museum and State Library of Western Australia.

  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, TAS
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC
    Description
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
    Description

    Against the wall.Mixed media 1460mm x1160mm

  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Description
    Website
    http://cs.nga.gov.au/Default.cfm
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
  • Queensland Art Gallery
    Website
    http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
    Description

    The Art Gallery of South Australia was founded in 1881. It is located at the heart of Adelaide’s cultural boulevard, North Terrace, between the South Australian Museum and University of Adelaide.

    Website
    http://www.artgallery.sa.gov.au/
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT
    Website
    https://www.nla.gov.au/
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Description

    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

    Website
    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic.
    Description

    The Special Collections, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne, comprise some 200,000 rare or historic books, serials and pamphlets and literary archives.

    The McArthur Bequest (1903) was the first substantial donation to the University Library, which has been followed by, among others, the Sir Russell Grimwade, Ian McLaren and Clern Christesen collections acquired in the 1970s.

    Website
    http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/special/
  • Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic.
    Description

    This Collection began when Dr John Orde Poynton generously donated 3,700 Old Master prints in 1959. In 1964, the Collection was enhanced by Harold Wright’s bequest of half his collection of Lionel Lindsay prints and prints by W. P. Robins and H. J. Stuart Brown. It has since been supplemented by gifts and purchases to number over 8,000 prints and volumes from the 15th to the 20th centuries, including paintings.

    Website
    http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/special/prints/
  • Ian Potter Museum of Art, the University of Melbourne, VIC
    Website
    http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/art_collection.aspx
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