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Image Not Available for Pen and Sepia Drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Pen and Sepia Drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Image Not Available for Pen and Sepia Drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Pen and Sepia Drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Owner (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Publisher
Artist (Venice, Italy, 1696 - 1770)
Date1931
Object NameCutting
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions19.2 x 16.4cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008292.48
About MeCutting taken from the Sunday 1 November 1931 edition of the New York Times, depicting a photograph of a pen and sepia drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, which was then on show at the Brooklyn Museum.

The cutting is kept within a portfolio of articles and cuttings that belonged to James McBey, which he kept because they were of interest.

This object is part of an archive that belonged to Marguerite McBey. As a result of her generosity, Aberdeen Art Gallery holds the largest archive of James McBey's work, including prints, drawings, sketchbooks, oil paintings and memorabilia such as this cutting.
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James McBey
1931
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James McBey
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James McBey
1930
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