The Carpenter of Hesdin

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Artist/Maker	McBey, James (made)
Place of origin	Hesdin (made)

Drypoint of a carpenter in his workshop in Hesdin, France.

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Categories	Prints Topography
Object type	Print
Title	The Carpenter of Hesdin (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Drypoint on paper Paper Drypoint
Brief description	Drypoint by James McBey entitled "The Carpenter of Hesdin."
Physical description	Drypoint of a carpenter in his workshop in Hesdin, France.
Dimensions	Height: 7 13/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921) Width: 11 13/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Marks and inscriptions	Signed McBey February 1917. In inkSpare proof. James McBey. (Inscrption from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Place depicted	Hesdin
Association	Short, Frank (Sir)
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.3879-1919

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O825289/the-carpenter-of-hesdin-print-mcbey-james/

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