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Victorian visions was an exhibition of 19th-century art from the John Schaeffer Collection. The exhibition ran from 20 May to 29 August 2010.

All photographs © AGNSW unless otherwise stated
All works © the artist or the artist's estate unless otherwise stated
© Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2013

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    • The Sempstress 1846
    • Richard Redgrave (1804–88)

      The Sempstress 1846

    • Scene – lawn before the Duke’s palace; Orlando about to engage with Charles, the Duke’s wrestler c1855–56
    • Daniel Maclise (1806–70)

      Scene – lawn before the Duke’s palace; Orlando about to engage with Charles, the Duke’s wrestler c1855–56

    • The last parting of Marie Antoinette and her son 1856
    • Edward Matthew Ward (1816–79)

      The last parting of Marie Antoinette and her son 1856

    • To Let c1857 and For Sale c1857
    • James Collinson (1825–81)

      To Let c1857 and For Sale c1857

    • The parting of Burns and Highland Mary 1858
    • James Archer (1816–79)

      The parting of Burns and Highland Mary 1858

    • Il dolce far niente 1859[?], 1860[?], 1865–66, retouched by the artist 1874–75
    • William Holman Hunt (1827–1910)

      Il dolce far niente 1859[?], 1860[?], 1865–66, retouched by the artist 1874–75

    • Worn Out 1868
    • Thomas Faed (1816–79)

      Worn Out 1868

    • Athlete struggling with a python original 1874–77, marble replica 1888–91
    • Frederic Leighton (1830–96)

      Athlete struggling with a python original 1874–77, marble replica 1888–91

    • Till death us do part 1878–79
    • Edmund Blair Leighton (1816–79)

      Till death us do part 1878–79

    • Chivalry 1885
    • Frank Dicksee (1853–1928)

      Chivalry 1885

    • Mariamne 1887
    • John William Waterhouse (1849–1917)

      Mariamne 1887

    • Study for ‘Flaming June’ c1895
    • Frederic Leighton (1830–96)

      Study for ‘Flaming June’ c1895

    • Wings of the morning 1905
    • Edward Robert Hughes (1851–1914)

      Wings of the morning 1905

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