A view through a series of doorways, with a hanging lamp in the middle. On the right, two seated beggars back to back, one with a bowl, and another under a square doorway further on. After four trial proofs were printed this plate was abandoned in favour of "Beggars, Tetuan, No.2", the same subject reversed, with considerable variations.
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Hardie and Carter: H. 133
Additional information accompanying item: From the artist's personal collection. One of the Moroccan Set.
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Etched in December 14th, 1912.
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 dark horizontal lines, and a mosque door showing through the square doorway, have been burnished out.
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