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Collection Changeovers: From the Vaults at the NGV

William Holman HUNT The Lady of Shalott 1850  black chalk, pen and ink 23.5 x 14.2 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Felton Bequest, 1921 1133-3

Collection Changeovers: From the Vaults With over seventy thousand artworks in the National Gallery of Victoria’s permanent collection, spanning from antiquity right through to contemporary art, we are fortunate to be the cultural custodians of some of the most exquisite and precious works of art in the country. Therefore in an effort to highlight these great treasures we have organised a series of free floor talks and lectures, presented by curators and external experts, in order to showcase art works that have never been on display before or rarely exhibited.…

Lecture: Alison Inglis ‘The history of the Pre-Raphaelite collection in the NGV’

John William Waterhouse, Ulysses and the Sirens, 1891. Oil on canvas, 100.6 x 202.0 cm. Purchased 1891

Alison Inglis Associate Professor in Art History, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne An important example of the Brotherhood – The history of the Pre-Raphaelite collection in the National Gallery of Victoria The Ursula Hoff Annual Lecture 2010 This lecture will provide an historical overview of the internationally significant collection of Pre-Raphaelite works in the National Gallery of Victoria International.  It will consider the historical context that produced the major works as well as the motivations that prompted their purchase. Date: 8th November, 6:00pm for 6:30pm. Venue:…