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1919

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1962

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Print, The Mid-Day Halt

This is a Print. It was created by James McBey. It is dated 1919 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is etching in dark brown ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Jules R. Breuchaud. It is credited Gift of Jules R. Breuchaud.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 17.7 × 33.2 cm (6 15/16 × 13 1/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower center: James McBey Sinai July 1917 1919; signed in pen and black ink, lower right center: James McBey

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: A13.

Cite this object as

Print, The Mid-Day Halt; James McBey (Scottish, 1883–1959); etching in dark brown ink on paper; Platemark: 17.7 × 33.2 cm (6 15/16 × 13 1/16 in.); Gift of Jules R. Breuchaud; 1962-32-47

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