Portrait of George W. Davison
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Portrait of George W. Davison
193020th century
267 x 158 mm (10.5 x 6.2 in.)
James McBey, British (Scottish), (1883–1959)
Object Type:
print
Medium and Support:
Etching on laid paper
State:
Eighth of eight states
Print impression quality:
Good to very good
Edition:
One impression each was made of states one through seven; 42 impressions were made of the eighth (published) state, numbered I–XLII. The second state is a duplicate impression of the first state, with the detailed figure of Davison drawn in (in three-quarter length) in pencil.
Marks:
Signed (all impressions) in ink, lower right: “James McBey”; signed in plate (published state only), lower left: “McBey/New York/December 1929.” All impressions numbered in ink, lower left: “Trial I,” “Trial II,” etc.; state viii impression numbered "XXIX"
Bibliography:
Carter supplement to Hardie 261 i–vi, viii.
Credit Line:
Bequest of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1953
Accession Number:
1973.D1.24
Keywords
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collectors,
male portraits,
portraits*,
print states,
Wesleyan University alumni,
Wesleyan University alumni portraits
- collectors
- male portraits
- portraits - Representations of real individuals that are intended to capture a known or supposed likeness; for representations of fictional or mythological characters, use "figures (representations)." [March 1993 lead-in term added. April 1991 descriptor m
- print states
- Wesleyan University alumni
- Wesleyan University alumni portraits
Dimensions
- plate Dimensions: 267 x 158 mm (10 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.)
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Credit Caption
James McBey, British (Scottish), (1883–1959) . Portrait of George W. Davison, 1930. Etching on laid paper. Eighth of eight states. plate : 267 x 158 mm (10 1/2 x 6 1/4 in.). DAC accession number 1973.D1.24. Bequest of George W. Davison (BA Wesleyan 1892), 1953.
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