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Six arms, three legs and two hands: PD.166-1963.f.14

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Six arms, three legs and two hands

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham

Entities

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Description

From left to right, top to bottom: knee; right hand and part of forearm from below with fingers outstretched; left leg from knee seen frontally; left leg and part of thigh seen slightly from right; right arm bent at elbow with fist clenched; right arm bent at elbow with fist turned away from spectator; right arm with hand holding stick; right leg and foot with stocking; right arm bent at elbow with fingers outstretched; left hand with thumb outstretched; left hand seen from behind; left arm with elbow bent, fingers not visible.

Notes

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)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1963) by Ingram, Bruce Stirling, Sir

School or Style

Dutch

Materials used in production

Black ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 211 mm Width 171 mm
Leaf Height 397 mm Width 301 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink over traces of graphite, surrounded by ruled black ink line, on laid paper, stuck to album leaf

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 10
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.14
Primary reference Number: 81381
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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