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A Deserted Oasis

Print
1919 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Etching and drypoint depicting an oasis at Sinai in Egypt with Bedouin people, near the border of Palestine, during the period of WWI. Signed and dated 'James McBey Sinai July 1917-1919'. Signed in ink 'James McBey' and numbered in ink 'VII'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleA Deserted Oasis (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etching and drypoint
Brief description
Etching and drypoint by James McBey entitled 'A Deserted Oasis'. British School, 1919.
Physical description
Etching and drypoint depicting an oasis at Sinai in Egypt with Bedouin people, near the border of Palestine, during the period of WWI. Signed and dated 'James McBey Sinai July 1917-1919'. Signed in ink 'James McBey' and numbered in ink 'VII'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.8cm
  • Width: 26.4cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted
Places depicted
Collection
Accession number
SP.394

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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