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Image Not Available for Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Image Not Available for Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)

Owner (Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Daten.d.
Object NameCutting
Mediumpaper and ink
ClassificationsMcBey
Dimensions13.5 x 19.3cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1988 by Mrs Marguerite McBey.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG008292.49
About MeCutting taken from an unknown publication, depicting a reproduction of an unidentified etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi.

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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Pen and Sepia Drawing by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Portrait of a Lawyer by Giovanni Battista Moroni (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Portrait of a Lawyer by Giovanni Battista Moroni (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
n.d.
Image Not Available for The Finding of Moses by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
The Finding of Moses by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
c. 1930
Image Not Available for Reproduction of a Sketch Related to Don Quixote (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Reproduction of a Sketch Related to Don Quixote (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1933
Image Not Available for Reproduction of a Sketch Related to Don Quixote (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Reproduction of a Sketch Related to Don Quixote (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1933
Image Not Available for Boats on the Water (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Boats on the Water (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
c. 1930
Image Not Available for Cuttings from The New York Herald Tribune, 7 February 1932 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cuttings from The New York Herald Tribune, 7 February 1932 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1932
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, January 5 1930 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, January 5 1930 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, Sunday 1 June 1930 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, Sunday 1 June 1930 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 29 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 29 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 22 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 22 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 20 September 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 20 September 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 1 June 1930 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Review, 1 June 1930 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930
Image Not Available for Article and Photograph Related to Portrait of R. B. Cunninghame Graham by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Article and Photograph Related to Portrait of R. B. Cunninghame Graham by James McBey (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
c. 1934
Image Not Available for Cutting Taken from The Artist, March 1934 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting Taken from The Artist, March 1934 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1934
Image Not Available for Cutting from the New York Times, August 1938 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from the New York Times, August 1938 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1938
Image Not Available for Cutting from L'Illustration (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from L'Illustration (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930s
Image Not Available for Cutting from L'Illustration (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from L'Illustration (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930s
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Magazine, 25 October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Magazine, 25 October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Book Magazine, 11 October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Book Magazine, 11 October 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Magazine, 20 September 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Magazine, 20 September 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Magazine, 15 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Magazine, 15 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for Cutting from The New York Times Magazine, 22 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
Cutting from The New York Times Magazine, 22 November 1931 (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1931
Image Not Available for The Man Behind the Music by Francis Brettargh (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
The Man Behind the Music by Francis Brettargh (Portfolio of Articles and Cuttings)
James McBey
1930