The First Sight Of Jerusalem. Nebi Samwil (No.2)
Print
1920 (printed)
1920 (printed)
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Etching and drypoint entitled 'The First Sight Of Jerusalem. Nebi Samwil (No.2)'. Signed 'McBey 1920' and in ink 'James McBey'. Inscribed 'Nebi Samwil 22 November 1917' and numbered in ink 'IX'.
Object details
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| Title | The First Sight Of Jerusalem. Nebi Samwil (No.2) (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and drypoint |
| Brief description | Etching and drypoint by James McBey entitled 'The First Sight Of Jerusalem. Nebi Samwil (No.2)'. British School, 1920. |
| Physical description | Etching and drypoint entitled 'The First Sight Of Jerusalem. Nebi Samwil (No.2)'. Signed 'McBey 1920' and in ink 'James McBey'. Inscribed 'Nebi Samwil 22 November 1917' and numbered in ink 'IX'. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | The British troops had sheltered at night in an old Turkish trench on the ridge of Nabi Samuel during army manouevres in the mountains of modern day Israel. |
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| Accession number | SP.395 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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