Four heads and two hands
Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham
From left to right, top to bottom: old woman's head, right profile, looking upwards; youthful head, full-face looking down; right hand sleeve, forefinger extended, other fingers bent; old woman's head, left profile; youthful head, close to right profile looking upwards; left hand with fingers clenched.
History note: Thomas Dawson, Baron Dartrey (1725-1813) [Bookplate]; ?Richard Thomas Dawson; William Esdaile; C. Fairfax Murray, sold Sotheby's, 2-3 December 1920, lot 156, bt. Reader; / Anon. Sale, Sotheby's, 30 April 1937, lot 22, bt. Colnaghi for Sir Bruce Ingram (£90.0.0)
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir
Support
composed of
laid paper
Height 219 mm
Width 166 mm
Leaf
Height 397 mm
Width 301 mm
Drawing : Pen and black ink over traces of graphite with some brown wash, surrounded by ruled black ink line, on laid paper, stuck to album leaf which has been cut in order to show the verso of the support
Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.13
Primary reference Number: 81380
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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