Sutcliffe Gallery - Australia: Fine 19th Century Photographs Gallery 3

	'The Water Rats' Catalogue No.21: Frank Sutcliffe's most famous photograph. Taken in 1886, it was first exhibited at The Photographic Society of Great Britain where King Edward VII, then Prince of Wales, saw it and had an enlargement made to hang in Marlborough House. The fact that the local clergy of Whitby 'excommunicated' Sutcliffe 'for showing this print to the corruption of the other sex' has at times tended to eclipse the sheer artistic and technical brilliance of this photograph. Available in small (114 x 152mm) and medium (210 x 276mm).

	'Four Whitby Fishermen'; Catalogue No.22: An example of Sutcliffe's genius for natural composition. Appearing here are Bill Hawksfield, Jack Fordon, John Batchelor and Ben Weatherill (left to right). Hats were worn almost universally amongst the menfolk of that era.Very few photographs in the Sutcliffe collection show them bare-headed. Available in small (114 x 152mm) and medium (210 x 276mm).

	'Fishermen by the Harbour Rail'; Catalogue No.23: A very powerful composition which fully justifies close inspection. An object lesson in how to arrange a 'straight' line of figures. More familiar faces: Henry Freeman, sole survivor of Whitby's tragic 1861 lifeboat disaster (third from left) and John Batchelor (sixth from left) appear in other of Sutcliffe's photographs. Here he gives us another object lesson in how to arrange subjects so as to result in a far from monotonous picture. Available in small (114 x 152mm) and medium (210 x 276mm).

	'An Unwilling Pupil'; Catalogue No.24: One of many award winning photographs taken by Sutcliffe during the Victorian era. It is located in the Tate Hill area, Whitby during the 1890s. From the left, the men in this image are, 'Stumper' Dryden, Thomas Cotty Raistrick, his son Thomas and John Batchelor. The boys have not been identified. This small screen image may not make the title obvious. The small boy on the barrel is being persuaded to smoke a pipe! Available in small (114 x 152mm) and medium (210 x 276mm).

	'A Bit of News'; Catalogue No.25: A wonderfully human assemblage of interesting subjects here. Taken in Cliff Street, Robin Hood's Bay. The village at this time was a tightly knit fishing community where retired mariners could live out the rest of their lives in an environment still ruled by the sea. In this photograph, circa 1884, Harrison Alison, reputed to have been the only literate member of the group, is reading to Tommy Baxter, Mary Emmerson who lived at the Almshouses and Lumar William Storr. Available in small (114 x 152mm) and medium (210 x 276mm).

	'Stoking Up' Catalogue No.26 The crew of a 'mud-hopper', a primitive type of flat bottomed dredger. This was shovelled full of mud at low tide, floated off at high tide and the contents dumped at sea or wherever no obstruction would be caused. The only man identified is Freddie Kingston on the left. He led an adventurous life, taking part in the Australian Gold Rush where he was trapped in a bush fire. Coincidentally, it was fire which brought about his death in a conflagration at Grosmont Iron Foundry in 1915. Available in small (114 x 152mm) and medium (210 x 276mm).

	'Quayside Fishstall' Catalogue No.27 The bucket dredger 'Sampson' is in the background at left. Taken on the New Quay, Whitby circa 1880. A skilfully posed group giving an impression of absolute spontaneity. Available in small (114 x 152mm) and medium (210 x 276mm).

	'Under the Wing of St. Mary's Church' Catalogue No.28 This beautifully arranged group was taken by Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, one of the world's foremost early photographers. Life in Whitby a hundred years ago had little to offer the working people in the way of organised entertainment and the harbourside provided a natural meeting place for the fishing community. The figures around the coble seem completely unaware of the camera. A skillfully chosen viewpoint taken under superb lighting conditions! Available in small (114 x 152mm) and medium (210 x 276mm).

Larger preview here	'The Dock End, Whitby 1880' Catalogue No. 29 As an apprentice, Captain James Cook R.N. sailed from this harbour and it was here that his boats were built which were to take him on his worldwide voyages of discovery. The 'Alert' is on the right. She was built as a sloop at Whitby in 1802 by G. and N. Langborne and later converted to a schooner. When the photograph was taken she was owned by Anthony Jackson and Edward Barker. Lying at the left are the 'Lively', 'Sara' and 'Hopewell'. One of the "Great" Sutcliffe images. Lots of detail and history here. Superb! Available in small (114 x 152mm), medium (210 x 276mm) *and LARGE (300 x 400mm; 12" x 16").*

	'Cornish Boats at Whitby' Catalogue No. 30 New Quay, Whitby with the Cornish luggers 'Hope' and 'Glance'. During the nineteenth century and up until the first World War the Cornish fishing fleet fished off the west Cornish coast for mackerel and pilchard and along the Irish Sea for herring. After passing through the Caledonian Canal into the North Sea, they followed the herring shoals as they moved south, landing their catches at Whitby during the late summer and early autumn. This photograph has about it a Sunday afternoon feeling of sedate leisureliness. Taken probably during the 1890s. Available in small (114 x 152mm) and medium (210 x 276mm).