Name

Victor Cobb

Other names

Aqua Fortis.

Cobb, Victor Ernest Emanuel.

Culture

Australian

Gender

Male

Birth date

14 August 1876

Birth place

Footscray, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Death date

2 December 1945

Death Place

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

Movements

South Africa 1901-05

Occupations

Artist (expedition) | Artist (painter) | craft worker | Illustrator | Printer (editioning) | Printmaker

Summary

Worked: Australia (VIC). Etchings, Monotypes, Wood-engravings

NGA IRN

24946

Context

Australia

Address

• 241 Peel Street, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Victor Cobb

Born 14 August 1876, Victor Emanuel Cobb studied drawing under Bernard Hall at the National Gallery School in the 1890s. By the late 1890s he had taught himself the art of etching, devising his own press and tools. He became well-known for his popular views of Melbourne and as a teacher of etching. From the late 1920s to 1940 he also produced 9 woodcuts. He died on 2 December 1945.

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Last Updated

22 Feb 2023