Primary Artist

Victor Cobb (1876–1945)

Title

Sir Redmond Barry's old house. [1].

Other titles

Melbourne's first library.

Work number

LTUG (1985), 20

Date made

1920 (dated)

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

drypoint, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate

Matrix size

31.0 x 24.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove 'Japanese vellum' paper

Support size

35.7 x 29.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition of 40

Matrix status

Plate destroyed.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Victor Cobb 1920'.
titled lower right below image in black pencil, 'Sir Redmond Barry's Old House / Melbourne's first library'. Inscribed lower right of centre below plate-mark in black pencil, '(Drypoint)'. inscribed lower right corner below plate-mark in black pencil, '11 - 40'.

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

98073

Accession number

83.1108

Accession method

Bequest

Meeting

Meeting 10, 1982/83 (1983-05-09)

Provenance

Alan Queale, Brisbane. Bequeathed to the National Gallery of Australia by Alan Queale, Brisbane, 1982. Alan Queale Bequest accepted by the National Gallery of Australia, 1983.

Credit line

Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

24 Sep 2026