Aida Tomescu
born Romania 1955, arrived Australia 1980
Oz 2008
coloured inks, pastel and oil pastel
120.0 x 80.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2009
© Aida Tomescu, courtesy of Niagara Galleries, Melbourne

Joseph Lycett
English 1774 –1828, worked in Australia 1814–22
Views of Australia or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, delineated in fifty views... 1824–25
album: hand-coloured aquatints and etchings printed in blue ink, letterpress, engravings, 108 pages, glued and stitched binding, leather cover with gold tooling
28.6 x 38.0 x 3.4 cm (closed); 28.6 x 77.0 x 5.2 cm (open)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Joe White Bequest, 2008

Giandomenico Tiepolo
Italian 1727–1804, worked in Spain 1762–70, Germany 1750–53
Sheet of studies 1744
The head of Cleopatra; and a closed hand, recto
A raised arm; and a hand holding a dish, verso
black and white chalk on grey-green paper
54.0 x 32.2 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Foundation, 2008

Emily Floyd
Australian 1972–
A bird like that never dies 2008
from the It’s time suite
colour etching, relief etching and aquatint on two sheets, ed.1/15
(a-b) 64.7 x 88.8 cm (image and sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2008
© Emily Floyd, courtesy of Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne

Mira Gojak
Australian 1963–
Stars fell 2008
fibre-tipped pen, gouache and watercolour
149.9 x 100.6 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by The Docking Drawing Fund (NGV), 2009
© Mira Gojak, courtesy of Murray White Room, Melbourne

Fred Williams
Australian 1927–82, worked in England 1951–56
Dancing figures (1954–55)
etching, aquatint, engraving, drypoint and mezzotint rocker,  ed. 17/25, 4th of 4 states
20.3 x 19.9 cm (plate) 25.1 x 24.6 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented through the NGV Foundation by Lyn Williams AM, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2006
© Courtesy Fred Williams Estate

MASTER OF THE E-SERIES TAROCCHI
Italian active c.1465
Prime mover (Primo mobile) c.1465
plate 49 from the E-Series Tarocchi
engraving
18.2 x 10.1 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 2002