Four bust-length studies of elderly men and women: PD.166-1963.f.18

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Titles

Four bust-length studies of elderly men and women

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bloemaert, Abraham

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Description

From left to right, top to bottom: full-face, looking down; three-quarters left; looking down to left; near full-face, slightly to right.

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

Materials used in production

Black ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of laid paper Height 216 mm Width 167 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 which has been cut in order to show the verso of the support

Inscription or legends present

Text: 14
Location: Lower right
Method of creation: Brown ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.166-1963.f.18
Primary reference Number: 81385
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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