James McBey. 1883-1959.
The Surrender of Jerusalem. 1920. Etching and drypoint. Hardie 199. 8 3/4 x 15 1/4 (sheet 11 5/8 x 17 5/16). Edition 76, # 36. A rich impression with drypoint burr and plate tone, printed on cream laid paper from an antique volume. Signed and numbered in ink. $950.
Hardie writes, "Jerusalem has surrendered. Along the white and dusty Jaffa road, leading to the outskirts of the city, comes the Arab Mayor between two Turkish police bearing white flags of surrender. In the forground stand Sergeants Hurcombe and Sedgwick of the 2-19th Battalion, 60th (London) Division, to whom fell the puzzling and unexpected honour of coping with one of the most dramatic moments in history. Though the date of the surrender was December 9th, the sergeants are still in summer clothing of khaki drill with 'shorts.'"
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