The White Palace
James McBey, American (born Scotland), 1883 - 1959
1925; published 1930
Etching on laid paper
Edition of 80; Edition 54/60 in British edition + 20 American edition
Sheet: 17 3/8 × 10 5/8 in. (44.1 × 27 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Helena Mein Wade in memory of her husband, Alfred Byers Wade
PR.950.21.21
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
20th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, on plate, lower left: MCBEY Venice 21 September 1925; signed, in black ink, lower right margin: James McBey; inscribed, in black ink, lower left margin: LIV
Exhibition History
British Etchings c.1860-1930, Barrows Print Room, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, December 7, 1971-January 7, 1972.
Provenance
Alfred Byers Wade (1874-1949) Collection; to his wife, Helena Mein Wade (1878-1966), New Canaan, Connecticut, 1949; given to present collection, 1950.
Catalogue Raisonne
C. Carter, Etchings and Dry Points from 1924 by James McBey, Aberdeen, 1962, no. 246.
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