The Skylark

1912

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 6 3/8 × 11 7/8 in. (16.2 × 30.2 cm) Sheet: 10 1/4 × 16 1/2 in. (26 × 41.9 cm)
Collection no.: 23.65.77
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Skylark — James McBey. 1912.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Plate: 6 3/8 × 11 7/8 in. (16.2 × 30.2 cm) Sheet: 10 1/4 × 16 1/2 in. (26 × 41.9 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Theodore De Witt, 1923.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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