James McBey
The Moonlight Attack, Jelil [MH 200]
About this artwork
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title:The Moonlight Attack, Jelil [MH 200]
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accession number:GMA 415
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materials:Etching and drypoint on paper (no. 47)
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date created:Dated 1920
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measurements:22.70 x 39.10 cm (paper 29.30 x 43.20 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.…