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Boston Public Library
British Artists
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James McBey (1883-1959). Prints and Drawings
Night in Ely Cathedral
Night in Ely Cathedral
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Item Information
Title:
Night in Ely Cathedral
Description:
The west porch of Ely Cathedral from the nave. The upper part and the whole of the west window are in deep shadow. A gas jet burns at the bottom of the pillars to the left. A sacristan, wearing skull-cap, is in front.
Artist:
McBey, James, 1883-1959
Name on Item:
James McBey
Date:
1915
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James McBey (1883-1959). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Cathedrals
Windows
Stained glass
Places:
England
>
Cambridgeshire (county)
>
Ely
Ely Cathedral
Extent:
1 print : etching ; plate mark 30 x 20 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p8419593c
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) James McBey
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hardie and Carter: H. 161
Additional information accompanying item: The plate grained with "foul biting" but before added work darkening the plate.
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Etched at Ely, September, 1915.
Notes (citation):
Hardie, Martin, and Charles Carter. "The etchings and drypoints of James McBey (1883-1959)." Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1997, San Francisco.
Notes (object):
Trial proof (2). The plate shows a fine grain all over from "foul biting."
Identifier:
17_06_000212
W. 1303 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000008249
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