Seven studies of hands: PD.166-1963.f.26

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Titles

Seven studies of hands
Seven studies of hands (black chalk outlines exactly corresponding to the recto)

Maker(s)

Entities

Drawing

Description

From left to right, top to bottom: right hand bent at wrist with fingers curved and thumb stretched upwards; left hand with two fingers visible; left hand gripping an object; left hand with palm downwards and fingers splayed; right hand, thumb and forefinger only visible; right hand bent at wrist with fingers curved and thumb stretched upwards; left hand gripping a jar.

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 215 mm Width 173 mm
Leaf Height 397 mm Width 301 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Recto: 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 verso: graphite on laid paper