Night in Ely Cathedral

Night in Ely Cathedral

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/p8419595x
Terms of Use:
Copyright (c) James McBey
All rights reserved.
Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hardie and Carter: H. 161
Additional information accompanying item: Signed (to left) Ely, Sept. 1915. (in centre) James McBey. One of the Ely Set of Four subjects. Proof no. A 14 of the published edition of 76 proofs.
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
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):
Published state. A line, which ran to a sharp point in the corner immediately below the light, has been burnished out. Edition of 76 proofs: A, B, C, D, E, F for artist; I-L (British edition); A1-A20 (American edition)
Plate destroyed.
Identifier:
17_06_000213
W. 214 (no longer used)
Barcode:
36666000008256