Neville H P Cayley was a highly skilled and repected natural history painter who along with the more widely known John Gould helped to develop worldwide interest in Australian birds.
Cayley was awarded a gold medal at the Chicago International Exhibition in1892. His works were included in most important exhibitions of the late 19th century.
Represented: Art gallery Of NSW; Queensland Art gallery; Most State and Regional galleries. Many private collections worldwide.
References:
McCulloch, Alan McCulloch, Susan McCulloch, Emily McCulloch-Childs. The New McCulloch’s Encyclopedia of Australian Art. 4th Edition, Aus Art Melbourne & The Miegunyah Press, 2006. Page 315.
Campbell, Jean. Australian Watercolour Painters: 1780 to the Present Day. Craftsman House, Sydney, 1989. Page 295.