Come and be merry. The Ball, Adelaide 1920.
Primary Artist
Victor Cobb (1876–1945)
Title
Come and be merry. The Ball, Adelaide 1920.
Date made
1920 (dated)
Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in brown ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
signed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Victor Cobb'.
not dated.
inscribed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, '#3'.
Matrix size
21.0 x 14.0 cm (plate-mark)
State
published state
Impression
#3
Edition information
edition unknown
Production notes
The etching was affixed to a card backing as an invitation. The text on the card read, 'TO HAVE THE HONOUR OF MEETING / HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G. / [PRINT] / THE LORD MAYOR AND THE LADY MAYORESS / request the honour of the company of / ... / at the Town Hall, Adelaide, / on Wednesday, 14th July, 1920, at 8'oclock.
Matrix status
plate exists. (Leski Auctions, Melbourne, 28 November 2021, lot 1053)
Collection
Private collection
Accession number
Gibson, Melbourne, 23 June 2025, lot 190
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Cobb, Victor. | (1876–1945) Australian | Male | artist
Last Updated
27 Sep 2026