Albert
Artist
James McBey
(Newburgh, Scotland, 1883 - 1959)
Date1917
Mediumetching on paper
ClassificationsMcBey
DimensionsOverall: Height: 15.1 cm
Plate Size: Width: 25.2 cm
Frame: Height: 40.6 cm, Width: 55.9 cm
Plate Size: Width: 25.2 cm
Frame: Height: 40.6 cm, Width: 55.9 cm
AcquisitionPresented in 1959 by Mr H H Kynett.
Copyright© Aberdeen City Council (McBey Collection)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG001896
About MeIn February 1917, McBey was granted special leave to travel to the Somme. Arriving at Albert on 15th February, he recorded in his diary, "In morning sketched tower of cathedral. ...Then sketched market place." In the afternoon he "Sketched tower from tumbledown house." These drawings were the source for this etching of Albert, which features the market-place dominated by the ruins of the cathedral, with the statue of the Virgin and Child hanging precariously from the tower.
