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.
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creator of
Mountain Scenery, Switzerland
 
creator of
Creeper's Cape Schanck
 
creator of
Near Cape Schank
 
creator of
(portrait of Raffaelli after the well-known engraving)
 
creator of
St. Kilda Beach on a Sunday Morning
 
creator of
(view of the opening of the 1878 Vienna Exhibition)
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creator of
(scene on the Marura Lake, New Zealand)
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creator of
(thanksgiving service held in St Paul's Cathedral)
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commissioned by Queen Victoria

 
creator of
The Buffalo Ranges, Victoria
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creator of
The Melbourne Album
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Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Illustrated Book, Melbourne, Country distrincts, Colonial, Lithography
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1540884

Melbourne: Troedel, [24] leaves of col. plates: all. ill.; 42 × 54 cm. . The lithographs are the work of a number of artists, including Nicholas Chevalier and Eugène von Guérard.

 
creator of
Burke and Wills Funeral Car
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creator of
Mount Arapiles
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creator of
Fern Tree Gully in the Australian Alps
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creator of
The First Lesson in Smoking, Australian Boys
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creator of
Wat Tyler, a la Chinoise
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creator of
Memorandum of the Start of the Exploring Expedition
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creator of
Fancy Costume, Emblematic of Australia
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creator of
(certificate for the Victorian Industrial Association's annual exhibition)
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creator of
Self Portrait
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creator of
Pilgrims Halting at the Tivoli
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creator of
Celestial Happiness
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creator of
Let it burn, I'm only a lodger
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creator of
Adventures in Australia
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Medium
Works on paper
Tags
Illustrated Book, Description and Travel, Illustrator
URL
http://cat.lib.unimelb.edu.au/record=b1482421

London : Grant and Griffith, xi, 364 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 18 cm.

 
creator of
Artist Seated at Easel
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Related collections
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • Royal Library, Windsor Castle, England (collected in)
  • India Office Library, British Library, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Te Papa Tongarewa (National Art Gallery of New Zealand), Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (collected in)
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England (collected in)
  • Royal Library, Windsor Castle, England (collected in)
  • India Office Library, British Library, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Auckland City Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Te Papa Tongarewa (National Art Gallery of New Zealand), Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, VIC (collected in)
  • City of Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Ballarat, VIC (collected in)
  • Geelong Art Gallery, Geelong, VIC (collected in)
  • La Trobe Collection, State Library of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Qld. (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Special Collections, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)