James McBey
The Carpenter of Hesdin [MH 178]
About this artwork
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title:The Carpenter of Hesdin [MH 178]
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accession number:GMA 414
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materials:Drypoint on paper
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date created:Dated 1917
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measurements:19.70 x 30.50 cm (paper 23.50 x 33.90 cm)
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credit line:Purchased 1949
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copyright:© The family of James and Marguerite McBey
James McBey
James McBey
Self-taught as an artist, McBey was born in Newburgh near Aberdeen. He worked as a bank clerk from the age of fifteen, learning about art from books. After reading about etching, he became interested in printmaking, producing his first prints using a domestic mangle and building his own printing press.…