cover image: The desert of Sinai (no.2)

20.500.12592/t57v9w

The desert of Sinai (no.2)

1917

Title from catalogue raisonné. Hardie and Carter: H. 184 Additional information accompanying item: Signed James McBey Sinai July 1917. 1919 (i.e., year of publication) Proof numbered A 17 of the published edition of 76 proofs. Date from item or from accompanying material. James McBey Hardie, Martin. Etchings and drypoints from 1902 to 1924 by James McBey (London: P. and D. Colnaghi and Co., 1925) [MB]. The Camel Patrol is crossing the Desert of Sinai between hills of drifting sand. (Their route is that over which the Turks retreated to Beersheba after their unsuccessful attack on the Suez Canal.) In the foreground a single rider is passing the skeleton of a camel lying, to his right, on the sand. In the middle distance, the patrol of six riders, and two guides further in front.
deserts camels guards skeletons

Authors

McBey, James, 1883-1959

Collection
James McBey (1883-1959). Prints and Drawings
Format
Prints Etchings
Pages
1 print : etching ; plate mark 20 x 35 cm
Place Discussed
Sinai, Egypt
Provider
Digital Commonwealth
Published in
Egypt
Reference
Local other: 17_06_000750, W. 457; Local barcode: 36666000008645
Rights
All rights reserved. Copyright (c) James McBey
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/74a0729089cfcfcb17e091e65b2a718f

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