John Rankine Barclay (1908-1963) was a painter, printmaker, and etcher born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1884. Barclay started his career as an engraver and later became a student at the Royal Scottish Academy Schools in 1908.
Resources Cited:
Getty Online - Union List of Artist Names Online
http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?find=John+Rankine+BARCLAY&role=&nation=&prev_page=1&subjectid=500032710
Cornwall Artists Index
http://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/john-rankine-barclay
Drypoint titled, "The Challenge" signed by artist in lower left corner. Performers, possibly wrestlers, on stage in front of an audience. John Rankine Barclay, etcher, English, born in Prescot, 1876. Reference: Who’s Who in British Art