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1925

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1962

  • We acquired this object.

2015

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Print, Sotto Portico, Venice

This is a Print. It was created by James McBey. It is dated 1925 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is etching in dark brown ink on laid 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: 31.4 × 21.7 cm (12 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped in blue ink, lower center: MADE IN ENGLAND

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower right: MCBEY Venice 29 September 1925; signed in pen and black ink, below: James McBey

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower left: XXVIII; in graphite, lower right: Sottoportico, Venice A47824

Cite this object as

Print, Sotto Portico, Venice; James McBey (Scottish, 1883–1959); etching in dark brown ink on laid paper; Platemark: 31.4 × 21.7 cm (12 3/8 × 8 9/16 in.); Gift of Jules R. Breuchaud; 1962-32-50

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