Primary Artist

Victor Cobb (1876–1945)

Title

Sir Redmond Barry's old house [1].

Other titles

Melbourne's first library

Date made

1920

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

31.0 x 24.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream laid Van Gelder Zorn paper

Support size

33.0 x 25.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

watermark: 'VAN GELDER ZORN'.

State

published state

Impression

11/40

Edition information

edition of 40

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed dated and inscribed lower left in black pencil, Victor Cobb 1920 (drypoint)'. Titled lower right in black pencil, ' Sir Redmond Barry's Old House / Melbournes first Library'.

Subject description

Dark lane leading to the former home of Sir Redmond Barry, Justice and founder of the Public Library of Victoria. House was at the corner of Rathdowne and Pelham Streets, Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

59895

Accession number

79.1938

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1979/80 (1979-08-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Duvance Gallery, Melbourne, 1979.

Credit line

Purchased 1979

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Cobb, Victor. | (1876–1945) Australian | Male | artist

Last Updated

06 Jan 2013